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Claims Inflation, Weakening Price Momentum Could Hit Reinsurer, London Mkt Profits
Apr 21 2022 // The global reinsurance and London market sectors face increased risks from rising claims inflation, financial market volatility and weakening price momentum, according to a commentary published by Fitch Ratings. As a...
Insured Losses From Eastern Australia Floods Estimated at A$4B: PERILS
Apr 21 2022 // Initial insurance losses for the Eastern Australia floods are estimated at A$3.99 billion (US$2.97 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance...
Travelers CEO Schnitzer: Loss Costs ‘Challenging as Ever to Predict’
Apr 20 2022 // In the words of its CEO, there’s a “fair amount to pay attention to” from the first-quarter earnings call of Travelers, as the P/C insurer grew net written premiums 11% to a record $8.4...
Swiss Re Secures $1.15B Stop-Loss Protection to Support Reinsurance Growth
Apr 19 2022 // Swiss Re has secured US$1.15 billion in stop-loss cover that protects the entire group for severe underwriting-related losses over a five-year period. Swiss Re said the transaction supports its “growth opportunities...
Insurer Travelers’ Profit Beats on Lower Catastrophe Losses
Apr 19 2022 // Property and casualty insurer Travelers Companies Inc. reported a 48% jump in quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates on Tuesday, as lower catastrophe-related claims cushioned a hit from investment losses. The...
UK CFOs Expect High Inflation to Cut Profit Margins: Deloitte Survey
Apr 19 2022 // More than seven out of 10 chief financial officers (CFOs) at Britain’s biggest companies expect high inflation to reduce their profit margins, and few see the Bank of England getting inflation under control in the...
SCOR Warns of Ukraine Conflict Impact on Q1 2022 Results
Apr 18 2022 // Paris-based reinsurer SCOR said the company expects a first-quarter 2022 charge in the high double-digit million euros range for potential claims related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict across both treaty reinsurance and...
Floods Drive Economic Losses in 2021, but Only 25% of Risks Are Insured: Swiss Re
Apr 18 2022 // More than 50 severe flood events around the world caused combined economic losses of $82 billion in 2021, while insured losses stood at slightly more than $20 billion — more evidence of a large ongoing global...
Chubb’s Greenberg on War, Ex-CAT Reporting and Insurance Profits
Apr 18 2022 // Chubb’s 2021 annual report, published online in April 2022, contains more than the details of the best year in the company’s history. As in past years, the chief executive commented on world events in his...
D&O Loss Ratios Unchanged by Rate Hikes; Supply Disruption to Fuel Suits
Apr 18 2022 // Directors and officers liability insurance premium rate hikes have not had the anticipated impacts on loss ratios that carriers had hoped for, AM Best reported in March, citing the impact of social inflation on rising...
Louisiana Teen Turns Tragic Loss Into Effort to Improve Highway Safety
Apr 11 2022 // A Louisiana high school senior who lost her best friend in a head-on collision is on a mission to improve safety on on Highway 167. Emma Hebert and Ramsie Baumgardner both attended North Vermillion High, and Baumgardner...
Chubb’s Greenberg: On War, Ex-CAT Reporting and Insurance Profits
Apr 11 2022 // When Chubb published its 2021 annual report online this week, it contained more than the details of the best year in the company’s history. As in past years, the chief executive commented on world events in his...
Will Companies Exiting Russia Be Able to Recoup Losses With Insurance?
Apr 4 2022 // Hundreds of companies have said they are withdrawing or suspending operations in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, from energy producer Shell Plc to carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. to PwC, a global professional services...
Global Insurance Losses From Russia-Ukraine War Could Range From $16B to $35B
Apr 1 2022 // Global insurance losses from the Russia-Ukraine war could range from $16 billion to $35 billion, with reinsurers expected to assume 50% of those claims, according to a report published by S&P Global Ratings. While...
Floods Drive Economic Losses in 2021, but Only 25% of Risks Are Insured: Swiss Re
Mar 30 2022 // More than 50 severe flood events around the world caused combined economic losses of US$82 billion in 2021, while insured losses stood at slightly more than US$20 billion – more evidence of a large ongoing global...
Jet Leasing Firms Tally Up Losses Stemming From Russia-Ukraine War
Mar 30 2022 // Aircraft leasing firms are tallying up losses stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the head of Avolon Holdings Ltd., one of the biggest players in the industry. Lessors are in dialogue with...
Some Credit Suisse Investors Do Not Want to Absolve Execs for Greensill Losses: FT
Mar 28 2022 // Some shareholders in Credit Suisse do not want the bank to hold a vote in the annual meeting on absolving senior executives from losses racked up in the Greensill affair, The Financial Times reported on Sunday. Investors...
Rate Hikes, Telematics, Data Science Leading Allstate Back to Profit
Mar 25 2022 // For the second time this month, a personal auto insurance giant devoted an investor conference to the topic of rate hikes, with Allstate executives also assuring listeners the carrier has various other tools to return to...
Lloyd’s Expects ‘Major Claim’ From Russia-Ukraine War, Reports ‘Strong’ Profit in 2021
Mar 24 2022 // Lloyd’s, the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace, announced “a strong return to profitability” in its 2021 full year financial results, with an overall profit of £2.3 billion...
Citizens: Underwriting Losses, but $81M in Net Income Thanks to Investments
Mar 24 2022 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. directors said Wednesday they continue to worry about the state of the Florida insurance market, Citizens’ growth and its potential losses, despite $6.5 billion in surplus and an $81...
