Aon Benfield Reports Reinsurers’ Capital Remains Strong Despite near Record 2011 Cat Losses April 11, 2012 Aon Benfield’s latest edition of its Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report, which analyzed the year end 2011 financial position of...
Aon Benfield March Cat Recap: Severe U.S. Weather, Quakes & Floods April 6, 2012 Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp, has released the latest edition of its Global...
Willis Re Report on Reinsurers Sees Lower Loss Activity, Market Support April 3, 2012 Reinsurers have seen more positive results in the first quarter of 2012 than in the previous two years according to...
MICC Urges MENA insurers to Become National Champions, Regional Players April 2, 2012 A recent bulletin points out that the “future of the MENA [Middle East North Africa] Insurance market remains bright, but...
$370 Billion Econ. Losses for 2011; $116 Billion Insured, Says Swiss Re March 28, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Although everyone is more or less aware that 2011 was a very bad year for losses from natural catastrophes, the...
Allianz Analyzes Marine Risks – 100 Years after Titanic Disaster March 26, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Specialist marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has taken an in depth look at the current state of...
Poll Shows Oregon Parents Want Stricter Guidelines for Teen Drivers March 23, 2012 Nearly six in 10 parents go beyond the rules imposed by Oregon’s graduated licensing laws, and 52 percent think the...
U.S. Intelligence Report Sees Global Water Conflict Risks Rising March 23, 2012 By Andrew Quinn Fresh water supplies are unlikely to keep up with global demand by 2040, increasing political instability, hobbling economic growth and...
Celent Survey Forecasts Insurers to Spend $140.6 Billion on Technology in 2012 March 21, 2012 Global information technology spending by insurance companies is expected to reach $140.6 billion in 2012, an increase of 6.3 percent...
Catastrophe Frequency, Tornadoes Test Insurers in U.S.: A.M. Best March 15, 2012 According to A.M. Best Co., the frequency of catastrophe weather events represents the “new normal” for the insurance industry. “The...