Rising Costs of Secondary Perils Force Reinsurers to Require Higher Attachment Points January 31, 2023 By L.S. Howard Economic and insured losses from secondary perils from natural catastrophes are accelerating and surpassing the loss totals from primary perils,...
January Reinsurance Renewals Were Most Challenging in 2 Decades: MMC’s Doyle January 27, 2023 By L.S. Howard The most challenging January reinsurance renewals in nearly two decades saw global property catastrophe rate increases of 25% to 60%...
January Renewals See Hardest Property-Catastrophe Reinsurance Rates in a Generation January 23, 2023 By L.S. Howard A convergence of global events has led to the hardest property catastrophe reinsurance market in a generation and a “complex,”...
January Renewals See Hardest Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Rates in Generation January 4, 2023 By L.S. Howard A convergence of global events has led to the hardest property-catastrophe reinsurance market in a generation and a “complex,” “grueling”...
Top 10 International Insurance Journal Stories of 2022 December 29, 2022 By L.S. Howard As we reach the end of another eventful year, Insurance Journal takes a look back at some of the top...
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...