Europe’s Insurers Cut Coverage of Weather Losses, Report Says October 14, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard and Gautam Naik Insurers are withdrawing coverage for climate-driven risks and increasingly passing on losses to governments and homeowners, according to a report...
Catastrophe-Bondholders Bet Hurricane Polo Won’t Trigger Losses September 25, 2026 By Gautam Naik Investors in a catastrophe bond targeting Mexico are betting they’ll be spared losses as Hurricane Polo looks set to avoid...
AI Data Centers Are on Track to Fuel ‘Explosive’ Growth in Captive Insurance September 14, 2026 By Gautam Naik A form of self-insurance often associated with mining, oil and other environmentally risky sectors is quietly transforming the market for...
Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat Waves August 24, 2026 By Gautam Naik Londoners are facing historic levels of subsidence risk after five successive heat waves dried out the clay soil on which...
‘Chronic’ Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re August 11, 2026 By Gautam Naik As Europe comes to grips with its fifth heat wave of the year, the research arm of Swiss Re AG...
Wildfires Fan Record Sales of Catastrophe Bonds to Backstop Risk August 3, 2026 By Gautam Naik and Alastair Marsh Insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to pass on historic levels of wildfire risk to the capital markets. Issuance of...
London Moves to Expand Influence in $140 Billion ILS Market July 8, 2026 By Gautam Naik The world’s biggest hub for commercial and specialty risk is angling for a much more prominent role in the $140...
Carlyle Rethinks Portfolio Risk to Give Weather Insurance a Bigger Role June 22, 2026 By Gautam Naik Carlyle Group Inc. is unveiling a new framework for portfolio risk so that asset values reflect the insurance implications associated...
Zurich Sees Data Center Boom Spurring Insurance Securitization June 18, 2026 By Noele Illien, Paula Doenecke and Gautam Naik The level of investment into data centers globally may soon make it necessary for insurers involved to begin selling securitization...
Wall Street Is Gaining Access to New Catastrophe Models to Help Predict Wars June 15, 2026 By Gautam Naik As Wall Street races to incorporate war into its risk scenarios, the same people modeling natural catastrophes are now adapting...