Envelop Risk Paves the Way as Insurtech Reinsurance MGA September 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard Managing general agents for reinsurance are rare. Reinsurance MGAs that write cyber are even rarer, which is the world that...
Reinsurance Experience in Africa, Asia Sets MGA Tempo Underwriting Apart September 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard Tom Bailey, executive director of Tempo Underwriting, has a theory about what it takes to build a business based on...
Finding Niches: Reinsurance MGAs Carving Out Special Market Slices September 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard Reinsurance managing general agents are a rare breed as opposed to their more prevalent insurance-focused counterparts. The successful reinsurance MGAs...
Reinsurance Demand Rises, Along with Flight to Quality, Say Industry Experts September 28, 2020 By L.S. Howard Not only has reinsurance buying increased, but there also has been a flight to quality reinsurers by ceding insurance companies,...
Formation of More ‘Class of 2020’ Reinsurers Unlikely September 25, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane The Class of 2020 already has a new member, but it’s not a true startup, the chair of the company...
What Ever Happened to Hedge Fund Reinsurers? September 25, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane The latest group of reinsurers to emerge in the Bermuda market is starting to look different. Even the name that...
Catastrophe Losses Driven Higher by Secondary Perils – And Climate Change September 23, 2020 By L.S. Howard Secondary perils, exacerbated by climate change, are driving catastrophe insurance losses, warn a growing chorus of reinsurers and brokers. Indeed,...
What to Expect in 2021: Reinsurance Market Moving From ‘Timid’ to ‘Hard’ September 18, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Speaking at one of the many virtual conferences that took place in early September, Dan Malloy, chief executive officer of...
Some Reinsurers Will Try Pandemic Exclusions for Casualty at Jan. 1 Renewals September 18, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Whether they are convinced that they absolutely need them or not, some reinsurers aim to try to put pandemic exclusions...
What Is the No. 1 Emerging Litigation Risk? ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Says Praedicat September 17, 2020 By L.S. Howard The top emerging litigation risk identified for the year ahead is PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals” used in a wide...