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Microinsurance is not an act of charity but a business model that can pay insurers real dividends while helping the impoverished climb back from natural catastrophes, says the Chairman of Swiss Re America.

Microinsurance is not an act of charity but a business model that can pay insurers real dividends while helping the impoverished climb back from natural catastrophes, says the Chairman of Swiss Re America.

Allied World Assurance Co. says it is centralizing its global reinsurance operations with the announcement of three management realignments.

A U.S. district-court judge has awarded a group of insurers $9.35 billion after entering a final judgment against Hezbollah in a lawsuit over the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The 2011 floods in Thailand were the most expensive flooding on Swiss Re sigma records, but a study of exposures in emerging markets around the world shows that other countries may represent even greater flood risks.

The 2011 floods in Thailand were the most expensive flooding on Swiss Re sigma records, but a study of exposures in emerging markets around the world shows that other countries may represent even greater flood risks.