Catastrophe Bonds Linked to Wildfires Lose ‘Untouchable’ Status December 19, 2025 By Gautam Naik Alternative investment managers are starting to take a serious interest in catastrophe bonds tied to wildfires, moving into a risk...
Apollo Expands Asset-Level Risk Reviews to Reflect Impact of Extreme Weather December 18, 2025 By Alastair Marsh Apollo Global Management Inc. is building out its risk review process to reflect the impact on asset valuations of extreme...
LA Fires and US Severe Convective Storms Drive Insured Losses of $107B in 2025 December 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Insured losses from natural catastrophes will surpass US$100 billion mark in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year – driven mainly...
Swiss Re Shares Drop After New Profit Target Falls Short of Expectations December 5, 2025 By John Revill and Oliver Hirt Swiss Re shares dropped 7.5% on Friday after the world’s second-largest reinsurer announced a new profit target that fell short...
Three Swiss Insurers Added to G20 Watchdog Resolution Plan List November 25, 2025 Zurich Insurance, Swiss Re, and Swiss Life have been added to a list of insurance firms that must develop resolution...
Catastrophe Bonds’ Huge Market Gains Put Reinsurers on Backfoot October 21, 2025 By Gautam Naik The seemingly unstoppable rise of catastrophe bonds may now be eroding the market share of reinsurers. After years of raising...
Swiss Re Takes a Look at Hidden Behavioral Forces Behind Skyrocketing Jury Awards September 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard The exponential growth of liability claims costs and social inflation in the United States is being driven, in part, by...
Insurers Lose Bid to Appeal London Judgment Over Jets Lost in Russia September 17, 2025 Western insurers on Tuesday lost a London High Court bid to appeal against a judgment that hands aircraft lessors $1.0...
‘Big Four’ Reinsurers Maintain Property-Cat Appetite, Despite Signs of Rate Softening August 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard Europe’s four largest reinsurers – Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – are maintaining their appetite for property-catastrophe...
Swiss Re Sets Up Task Force to Monitor Tariff Impact August 14, 2025 By Noele Illien Swiss Re AG has set up a task force to see how the tariffs installed by the United States against...