As Cyber Insurance Market Grows, Accumulation Risk Is Key Concern: Geneva Assn. September 3, 2018 By L.S. Howard Although cyber risk premiums have expanded sizably in recent years with loss ratios that compare favorably to other product lines,...
Venture Capital Firm, Beat Capital, to Merge with Insurer Investment Vehicle Paraline UK August 23, 2018 By L.S. Howard Venture capital firm Beat Capital Partners and insurance investment vehicle Paraline UK announced they plan to merge – in a...
QBE’s Restructuring Gains Traction with Its Focus on Profitable Underwriting August 22, 2018 By L.S. Howard QBE’s restructuring over the last year has focused on exiting loss-making businesses and portfolios, while rigorously emphasizing profitable underwriting across...
UK Insurers Push Ahead with Brexit Plans in Absence of Trade Deal: A.M. Best Report August 21, 2018 By L.S. Howard In the absence of a Brexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union, insurers in the UK...
As Cyber Insurance Market Grows, Accumulation Risk Is Key Concern: Geneva Assn. August 20, 2018 By L.S. Howard Although cyber risk premiums have expanded sizably in recent years with loss ratios that compare favorably to other product lines,...
Global Commercial Insurance Prices Rise for 3rd Consecutive Quarter: Marsh August 10, 2018 By L.S. Howard Global commercial insurance prices rose in the second quarter of 2018, marking the third consecutive quarter of increases, according to...
Flood Model Changes Help Hiscox Re & ILS Enter U.S. Flood Market August 6, 2018 By L.S. Howard Less than 12 percent of U.S. homeowners have a flood insurance policy, despite the fact that flooding is the country’s...
S&P Probes If Reinsurers Are Ready for Another Year of Active Natural Disasters August 1, 2018 By L.S. Howard After global insured natural catastrophe losses hit record highs in 2017, will reinsurers be able to withstand another year of...
Flood Model Development Helps Hiscox Re & ILS Enter U.S. Flood Protection Market July 25, 2018 By L.S. Howard Less than 12 percent of U.S. homeowners have a flood insurance policy, despite the fact that flooding is the country’s...
U.S. Flood Models Still in Infancy, So Underwriters Must Be ‘Cautious Consumers’ July 24, 2018 By L.S. Howard The market for privately written inland flood insurance in the United States is growing rapidly, but flood modeling is still...