Insurance: The week in 10 stories

BRAZIL

Reinsurance giant IRB-Brasil Re is considering increasing its agriculture coverage in Brazil.

The government is considering making changes to its pension reform proposal in order to generate stronger support in congress.

Local insurance company Icatu Seguros is launching a pension fund that will invest in international markets.

MEXICO

In the wake of rising concerns over safety, Uber has announced new insurance policies in Mexico to protect its drivers and customers.

Both homeowners and insurers are waking up to the real need of expanding risk analysis and coverage for future earthquakes.

CHILE

BNamericas takes a look at AUM in September and ranks the country's private pension fund managers by portfolio size.

Insurance companies and brokers will have to produce market conduct self-assessment reports from 2018.

PERU

The country's largest pension fund manager, the Sura-backed Integra, has asked financial services regulator SBS to consider a new and more performance-based alternative for AFP commissions.

PUERTO RICO

A study revealed a troubling shortage of adjusters for the timely claims processing after the recent hurricanes. Still worse for many customers, the extended power failure looks to severely limit potential claims on business interruption policies.

REGIONAL

The Latin American units of Spanish insurers Mapfre, Atradius and Cesce are not expected to be impacted in the short term by the political crisis in Spain, BNamericas is told.