Reinsurance Buyers With Good Portfolio Stories See Better Renewal Outcomes: Brokers January 7, 2025 By L.S. Howard Reinsurance buyers generally found ample capacity during the January renewals as well as increased reinsurer appetite, which led to risk-adjusted...
Top International Insurance Journal Stories of 2024 December 30, 2024 By L.S. Howard The top 10 most well-read international stories for 2024 covered a diverse range of topics, including nuclear verdicts, Taylor Swift’s...
Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Top US$100B for 5th Consecutive Year: Swiss Re December 6, 2024 By L.S. Howard Estimated insured losses from natural catastrophes are on track to surpass US$100 billion in 2024 – for the fifth consecutive...
WTW to Return to Treaty Reinsurance Broking Via Bain Capital Joint Venture December 3, 2024 By L.S. Howard WTW announced it will return to treaty reinsurance broking via a joint venture with the private investment firm Bain Capital....
Flood Adaptation Preferable to Post-Disaster Rebuilding – And It Helps With Insurability December 2, 2024 By L.S. Howard Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes reached an estimated US$280 billion in 2023, with US$51.6 billion of that total due...
Global Non-Life Insurance Rates ‘Plateauing’ but Nat Cat Losses Delay Market Softening November 22, 2024 By L.S. Howard Global non-life premiums are expected to hit a decade-high growth level of 4.3% in 2024, following the repricing of risk...
Flood Adaptation Preferable to Post-Disaster Rebuilding – And Helps With Insurability November 19, 2024 By L.S. Howard Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes reached an estimated US$280 billion in 2023, with US$51.6 billion of that total due...
Global Reinsurers’ ROE Jumps to 22% in 2023 but Market Softening Unlikely: AM Best November 18, 2024 By L.S. Howard AM Best’s population of global reinsurance companies posted a return on equity (ROE) of 22% in 2023 — a five-year...
Geopolitical Conflict Could Cost Global Economy $14.5 Trillion Over 5 Years: Lloyd’s November 4, 2024 By L.S. Howard The global economy could be exposed to losses of US$14.5 trillion over a five-year period from the threat of a...
Global Reinsurers’ ROE Jumps to 22% in 2023, but Market Softening Unlikely: AM Best November 1, 2024 By L.S. Howard AM Best’s population of global reinsurance companies posted a return on equity (ROE) of 22% in 2023 – a five-year...