Reinsurance Rendezvous 2017 News

After Months of Development, B3i’s Blockchain Prototype Is Ready for Testing

The industry’s Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) has developed a reinsurance blockchain prototype for a property excess of loss contract—and could be on the cusp of an industry revolution. Unveiled this week at the reinsurance Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte …

Insurtech Firms Often Help, Not Disrupt, Traditional Reinsurers: JLT Re

A wave of insurtech startups are entering the re/insurance market – but that’s not necessarily a disruptive trend, according to a report published by JLT Re. Indeed, the report points to close collaboration between many new insurtech companies and established …

Hurricane Costs Become Talk of Monte Carlo’s Reinsurance Rendez-Vous

As Hurricane Irma battered Florida on Sunday, the cream of the insurance world — gathered under the Mediterranean sun in Monte Carlo — was assessing the costs of the storm for the global industry. The takeaway so far: Irma and …