Casualty Proves to Be a Good Diversifier for Reinsurers: Aon July 21, 2021 Casualty is proving its value as a good diversifier for reinsurers, especially given the positive primary rate movement seen in...
Singapore Reinsurers’ Association Re-elects Executive Committee June 24, 2021 The Singapore Reinsurers’ Association (SRA) has re-elected three retiring members of its executive team, which resulted in an unchanged EXCO...
8 Reinsurers Provide $897M Cover for Lloyd’s Central Fund with Aon as Placing Broker June 21, 2021 Lloyd’s announced the marketplace has secured a five-year £650 million ($897 million) reinsurance cover for its Central Fund—a move that...
Major Reinsurers Look to Exclude Coal from Treaty Policies, as Climate Pressure Grows June 17, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop Major reinsurers have already pulled back from providing bespoke cover for coal projects as part of efforts to meet global...
We Can Work It Out: Negotiations Likely on COVID-19 Reinsurance Losses June 11, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance contracts “never anticipated an event like a pandemic,” but cedents can still expect compromises from...
Reinsurers Remain Resilient Despite P/C Underwriting Losses in 2020 April 22, 2021 By L.S. Howard Despite the combined effects of around $25 billion of pandemic and natural catastrophe-related losses as well compromised investment returns, a...
SCOR Reports 4.3% Increase in Reinsurance Prices During April Renewals April 19, 2021 French reinsurer SCOR said it benefited strongly from continued improvements in pricing and terms and conditions, during the April 1,...
Reinsurers Will Bear Most of Costs of Container-Ship Grounding in Suez Canal April 8, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON — Reinsurers are set to foot most of the bill for the grounding of the ship that halted traffic...
Australia’s Regulator Weighs Limits on Life Insurers’ Exposure to Offshore Reinsurance April 8, 2021 Australia’s insurance regulator on Thursday proposed to limit the exposure of life insurers to offshore reinsurers, given its lack of...
Insurance Unlikely to Cover All Shipowners’ Expenses Incurred in Suez Closure Chaos March 30, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn The owners and charterers of ships unable to sail through the the Suez Canal for nearly a week face at...