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Prince Charles Calls for Action on Climate Change at IIS Conference
HRH Charles, the Prince of Wales, addressed the International Insurance Society on Wednesday June 25. Speaking to a full house, the heir to the British throne called the gathering "a vitally ...
Spotlight on London, Innovation at 50th International Insurance Society Seminar
The International Insurance Society has come a long way since its first meeting in a conference room in Austin, Texas. The 50th edition of its annual conclave opened Monday morning in London at the ...
Lloyd’s Focuses on Brokers, MGAs, Capital in New ‘Vision 2025’ Plan Details
Lloyd's has published a more detailed strategy for 2014-2016, setting out how it will work towards achieving goals embodied in its "Vision 2025" Plan, describing "how the Corporation will support ...
Reinsurance Rate Slide Continues at April 1, Pushing Reinsurers to Casualty Risks: Willis Re
A benign catastrophe year in 2013 and an influx of capital are just two reasons behind a drop in reinsurance rates that has continued at April 1, according to the chairman of Willis Re. During a ...
Insurance Details on Loss of Malaysian Air Flight MH370 Clouded
Very few details have been released by the re/insurance industry related to the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which has caused some minor confusion as to the re/insurers providing coverage ...
21 Insurers, Brokers Launch Oasis ‘Open Source’ Cat Model
The Oasis Loss Modelling Framework has unveiled what it describes as "the most significant development in the modelling of natural catastrophe losses for 20 years"—the launch of an independent, ...
Reinsurance at Crossroads Part 2: Emerging Markets and Risks; the Road Ahead
As detailed in Part 1, "The Market in the Developed Economies" the reinsurance industry faces the task of partially reinventing itself to expand in those sectors where it can achieve growth. Property ...
Reinsurance at Crossroads Part 1: The Market in the Developed Economies
A significant number of reinsurance treaties were renewed this month, heavily concentrated in property catastrophe coverage. It's become apparent, however, that this market, for a number of reasons, ...