Catastrophe Bond Market Headed for Major Surge in Issuance October 25, 2023 By Gautam Naik The market for catastrophe bonds is one of this year’s best-performing debt classes. It’s also about to see a significant...
Net-Zero Investor Group Reports Financing Activities Lead to Emissions Decline October 18, 2023 By Alastair Marsh A $9.5 trillion investor group that includes Allianz SE, Legal & General Plc and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System...
Catastrophe Bond Market Defies Global Selloff With Record Returns October 16, 2023 By Gautam Naik As bond markets everywhere get battered by a cocktail of higher interest rates, deficit angst and hawkish central bankers, one...
European Insurers Underwrite 30% of US Coal: Study September 28, 2023 By Gautam Naik and Alastair Marsh Some of Europe’s biggest insurers are underwriting close to a third of the coal production that takes place in the...
Rising Claims Costs Limit US P/C Profitability in 2023 September 27, 2023 While the profitability outlook for the U.S. P/C industry this year is mixed, Swiss Re predicts a stronger year in...
How Reinsurers Can Win in the Game of Volatility September 12, 2023 By L.S. Howard Executive summary: Reinsurance underwriting is all about finding equilibrium between reinsurers’ reason for being—reducing the volatility of cedents earnings—and producing...
Non-Life Insurers’ Profits to See Boost From Higher Rates September 11, 2023 Non-life insurers are set to significantly improve their profitability in the next few years as investment returns from higher rates...
P/C Insurers Set to Significantly Improve Profitability Even as Claims Rise: Study September 11, 2023 Non-life insurers are set to significantly improve their profitability in the next few years as investment returns from higher rates...
New Study Says Autonomous Vehicles Significantly Reduce BI/PD Claims September 7, 2023 A new study has revealed that autonomous-vehicle technology reduced bodily injury claims frequency by 100% and property damage claims frequency...
Swiss Re Ordered to Pay Former Underwriter $1.6M for Sexism, Unfair Dismissal August 25, 2023 A former Swiss Re underwriter has been awarded nearly 1.3 million pounds ($1.6 million) by a London employment tribunal for...