Swiss Re Announces Plans to Streamline Structure of Group September 25, 2020 Swiss Re announced further streamlining of the legal entity structure of the group. Following the announcement on June 19, 2020...
Most Important Climate Pledges Aren’t the Splashy Ones September 24, 2020 By Nathaniel Bullard, Bloomberg Opinion It’s Climate Week in New York, which brings with it a raft of announcements from companies outlining their new decarbonization...
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...
Fitch’s Reinsurance Outlook Remains Negative, Despite Entry into Hard Market Phase September 11, 2020 By Adrian Leonard Fitch Ratings said yesterday its ratings outlook for companies in the global reinsurance sector will continue to remain negative as...
Social Inflation, Low Interest Rates, Rising Catastrophes: Recipe for a Hard Market September 9, 2020 By L.S. Howard Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, the re/insurance industry was in a period of significant rate hardening, which will likely...
Hurricane Laura’s Timing, Direction Bring Harvey, Katrina, Rita to Mind August 25, 2020 Tropical Storm Laura morphed into a hurricane on Aug. 25, 2020 — three years to the day after Hurricane Harvey...
Swiss Re Builds Risk Scoring System, Aiming to Reward Safe Cars with Lower Premiums August 14, 2020 By L.S. Howard A car owner should be able to pay lower insurance premiums for driving a car with safety features, such as...
Not Every Insurtech Is a Startup: How Swiss Re Delivers Tech Solutions August 14, 2020 By L.S. Howard It’s not just insurtech startups that have an edge on innovation. Some established reinsurers have developed their own analytics and...