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Severe Convective Storms Dominate Insured Natural Disaster Losses in H1: Swiss Re
Global natural catastrophes cost insurers $50 billion in the first half of 2023, (H1 2022: $48 billion), with most of the losses stemming from severe convective storms, according to Swiss Re. "Severe ...
Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $43B in H1, Surpassing 10-Yr Average: Munich Re
Natural disasters during the first half of 2023 cost insurers an estimated $43 billion with an overall economic price tag of $110 billion, according to Munich Re. These insured losses were slightly ...
Guy Carp Analysis: Cyber Cat Model Results Diverge
Significant progress has been made in advancing vendor's cyber catastrophe models, but a notable degree of variability exists across model outputs, which can pose a challenge to insurance and ...
Specialty P/C Insurers Outperform Their U.S. Peers: Report
Property/casualty insurers in the U.S. that focused on difficult-to-place risks distanced themselves from their peers in key metrics measuring earnings, underwriting profitability, balance sheet ...
Liberty Mutual Announces Organizational Changes, Leading to 370 US Job Losses
Liberty Mutual Insurance announced major organizational changes and executive leadership appointments, which are aimed at enhancing its personal and small commercial lines business in long-term ...
Higher Reserving Uncertainties Could Sustain Hard Market Conditions: Report
Systemic shocks related to the recent pandemic, the war in Ukraine, natural catastrophe losses and elevated inflation have raised questions about reserve adequacy for property/casualty insurers, ...
Reinsurer Appetites for Cat Exposures Return at Midyear: Brokers
Capacity was more readily available during the midyear renewals, which brokers described as "orderly," in comparison to the turbulent January renewals. At the same time, prices saw some moderating ...
Reinsurance Execs Take on Extreme Challenge
Four intrepid reinsurance executives from Convex and Swiss Re are rowing from Monterey, Calif. to Hawaii as part of the "World's Toughest Row – Pacific." It's all for charity—and, of course, for ...