Re/Insurers Need a Data Strategy to Build Underwriting Transformation Programs October 20, 2021 By Sachin Kulkarni Years of low interest rates and burgeoning catastrophe losses have accelerated the hardening of the reinsurance market, as the January...
Reinsurer Natural Disaster Losses to Exceed Budget Expectations for 5th Year: S&P October 15, 2021 For the fifth consecutive year, insured losses from natural catastrophes are expected to be at or above global reinsurers’ budget...
Everest Re, AXIS Capital Estimate Costs of Q3 Natural Catastrophe Losses October 15, 2021 Everest Re Group Ltd. and AXIS Capital announced their preliminary third quarter 2021 catastrophe losses. In advance of its full...
RenaissanceRe and Arch Capital Estimate Impact of Q3 Natural Catastrophes October 13, 2021 RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. estimated losses from certain catastrophe events will have a net negative impact of approximately $725 million on...
Re/Insurance Cyber Rates Could Double Before 2023, as Attacks Skyrocket: S&P September 30, 2021 By L.S. Howard The pandemic caused economic and insured losses from cyber attacks to skyrocket, which has heightened awareness of the risk and...
Global Reinsurers Could Be Greatly Underestimating Exposure to Climate Risk: S&P September 24, 2021 Reinsurers’ estimates of their exposure to natural catastrophe risk could be underestimated by 33%-50%, according to a report published by...
Reinsurers Face Major Claims Uncertainties, but Reap Benefits of Pricing Tailwinds September 16, 2021 By L.S. Howard A principal negative factor affecting the reinsurance industry is the large amount of claims uncertainty, but positive tailwinds are offsetting...
P/C Reinsurers Maintain Underwriting Discipline, Despite Rising Capacity: Guy Carpenter September 10, 2021 By L.S. Howard Property and casualty reinsurers have displayed underwriting discipline during this year’s renewals, continuing with rate corrections that began several years...
Global Reinsurers Shoulder ‘Considerable Burden’ of COVID-19 Claims September 9, 2021 By L.S. Howard Global life and non-life insurance and reinsurance COVID-19 claims are approaching $50 billion, which has had a significant burden on...
Global P/C Premiums Likely to Double by 2040, but Motor Growth Will Slow: Swiss Re September 8, 2021 By L.S. Howard Global property/casualty premiums are expected to more than double to US$4.3 trillion in 2040 from US$1.8 trillion in 2020 –...