Could G-7 Sanctions Against Russia Have Unintended Insurance Consequences? December 16, 2022 By L.S. Howard The G-7 sanctions on Russian oil, which include a $60 per barrel price cap and restrictions on key services such...
D&O Buyers See More Capacity, Competitive Conditions, but Risk Factors Loom: Allianz December 15, 2022 By L.S. Howard Public and private D&O buyers are seeing more competitive conditions, fueled by a reduced number of U.S. securities class actions,...
Underwriting the Transition: Chaucer, Moody’s Break New Ground With ESG Scorecard December 14, 2022 By L.S. Howard As corporations increasingly navigate the environmental, social and governmental (ESG) landscape, they require tools and benchmarking to help them meet...
Hurricane Ian Drives Global Insured Losses of $115B From Natural Disasters: Swiss Re December 1, 2022 By L.S. Howard Hurricane Ian and other natural catastrophes, such as European winter storms, floods in Australia and hailstorms in France and the...
Zurich Insurance Plc Plans to Redomicile From Ireland to Germany in Post-Brexit Move November 22, 2022 By L.S. Howard Zurich Insurance Plc (ZIP), the Dublin-based wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group, plans to relocate to Germany as a...
‘Hardening’ Property Catastrophe Market Enters ‘Hard’ Market Phase: Bank of America October 12, 2022 By L.S. Howard European reinsurers will miss their earnings targets in 2022 – for the sixth year in a row – which is...
Real-Time Tech: Supply Chain Analysis Tools October 6, 2022 By L.S. Howard Transparency is the key to managing supply chain risk. But some businesses only focus on selective financial information from their...
Pay-As-You-Go Cargo MGA Closing Insurance Protection Gap for Shippers October 4, 2022 By L.S. Howard After many years working as a freight and logistics broker in the London market, Johnny McCord understood where the freight...
MGAs: An All-Weather Distribution Channel for Soft and Hard Markets October 3, 2022 By L.S. Howard Many reinsurers across the globe increasingly have been doing business with certain select managing general agents (MGAs), seen as market...
Taming Global Supply Chain Risks, Holistically September 29, 2022 By L.S. Howard While supply chain risks are insurable, many products do not cover non-damage business interruption, and companies could find they aren’t...