Exclusive Member of Reinsurance Class of 2025: Duperreault’s Cedar Trace October 6, 2025 By L.S. Howard There are certain traits of hard reinsurance market cycles: prices rise, terms and conditions tighten, and new Bermuda reinsurers are...
Cyber Tops List of Business Risks With Geopolitical Volatility Surging Into Top 10: Aon October 1, 2025 By L.S. Howard Geopolitical volatility has surged into a top 10 business risk with cyber risk remaining the number one concern globally, followed...
Swiss Re Takes a Look at Hidden Behavioral Forces Behind Skyrocketing Jury Awards September 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard The exponential growth of liability claims costs and social inflation in the United States is being driven, in part, by...
Cyberattacks Cost Continental Europe’s Largest Economies €307B Over 5 Years: Howden September 24, 2025 By L.S. Howard Cyberattacks cost companies in continental Europe’s four largest economies – France, Germany, Italy, and Spain – more than €300 billion...
Businesses Underinvesting in Climate Adaptation Despite Intensifying Hazards: Marsh September 19, 2025 By L.S. Howard Most businesses are failing to invest in needed climate adaptation as other business priorities and resources take precedence over climate...
Exclusive Member of Reinsurance Class of 2025: Duperreault’s Cedar Trace September 15, 2025 By L.S. Howard There are certain traits of hard reinsurance market cycles: prices rise, terms and conditions tighten, and new Bermuda reinsurers are...
Reinsurers Have Made Major Structural Changes to Improve Profits. Will Discipline Last? September 8, 2025 By L.S. Howard Reinsurance underwriting remains disciplined, with terms and conditions and attachment points largely intact, despite signs of rate moderation, according to...
Lloyd’s Reports Combined Ratio of 92.5% on Drop in H1 Underwriting Result September 4, 2025 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s first half underwriting result dropped by half to £1.5 billion ($2.0 billion) from £3.1 billion ($4.2 billion) in H1...
Fitch Revises Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook to ‘Deteriorating’ on Rising Competition September 3, 2025 By L.S. Howard Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook for the global reinsurance sector to “deteriorating” for 2026 from “neutral” for 2025, reflecting...
‘Big Four’ Reinsurers Maintain Property-Cat Appetite, Despite Signs of Rate Softening August 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard Europe’s four largest reinsurers – Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – are maintaining their appetite for property-catastrophe...