By Hester Plumridge Crisis? What crisis? Ultralow interest rates and the prospect of sovereign defaults ought to be toxic for insurers' balance sheets. Yet most European insurers report robust capital positions. France's AXA and Spain's Mapfre even impro

Ergo Versicherungsgruppe, the primary insurer of Munich Re, plans to expand its property and casualty-insurance business, Welt am Sonntag reported, citing an interview with Chief Executive Officer Torsten Oletzky. Oletzky said he is “optimistic” for 2012

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Feb 16 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Germany-based insurers ERGO Lebensversicherung AG's (ERGO Life) and DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG's (DKV) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings at 'A

Munich Re (MUV2), the world’s largest reinsurer, may generate 500 million euros ($658 million) in annual revenue within five years from insuring renewable energy projects, including protecting against the risk that their solar suppliers become insolvent.

As the loss estimates from the recent devastating floods in Thailand continue to climb — reaching as high as US$15 billion — fundamental changes are likely for the Thai insurance market, according to an A.M. Best briefing featured in this week’s edition

In a first calculation of its liability for the damage, released to the City on Tuesday morning, Lloyd's said the claims were unlikely to require members to make "material claims" on its central fund or reduce the overall level of capitalisation of the m