“We’ve been working on the development of an open source framework for catastrophe models for the last three years, but...
Articles by Charles E. Boyle

As detailed in Part I, the reinsurance industry faces the task of partially reinventing itself to expand in those sectors...

Part I – The Market in the Developed Economies A significant number of reinsurance treaties were renewed this month, heavily...

“Many Young people today face an uphill battle,” said David Cole, Swiss Re’s Group Chief Risk Officer and a member...
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa+” of Swiss-based...
Time has taken all those who actually fought in World War I, as well as almost all the people who...

David Howden, the chief executive of the London-based Hyperion Insurance Group, founded the company in 1994, “as a business to...
“I don’t think there have been any big changes between Monte Carlo and Baden-Baden,” said James Vickers, chairman of Willis...
“Our remit at Aon Benfield Analytics is really to do the risk quantification part of reinsurance transactions,” said John Moore,...
EQECAT’s President Paul Little explains how cat models have evolved from the general to the specific and what’s now required...