Underwriting
Cyber Risk Insurers Lag in Buying Cyber Cover
As recently as two years ago, only half of the top 10 carriers writing cyber insurance had purchased cyber coverage themselves, a broker specialist said recently. During an interview at the Standard ...
Q2 Cat Bond Issuance Robust, But Below Record 2014 Levels: Aon Benfield
Catastrophe bond issuance came in at a healthy clip during the 2015 second quarter, but the half-year total dipped considerably from the same, record-breaking period in 2014, Aon Benfield found in ...
AmWINS New Cyber Facility Offering $100M XS Capacity
Pointing to the declining appetites of insurers offering cyber insurance to large insureds, AmWINS announced the launch of a new dedicated excess facility, offering up to $100 million in excess cyber ...
Swiss Re: Food Contamination Liability Costs are Surging
Liability costs involving food contamination are soaring, and a globalized supply chain has made risk management much more challenging, Swiss Re found in a new report. Among the findings: the number ...
Why Pacific Typhoons and Other Tropical Storms Are Surging
The Pacific Ocean, named for placidity, is roaring. In the past week, eight tropical systems -- and that includes two major typhoons -- have formed across the Pacific from China to Mexico. On top of ...
Iran Accord Would End Sanctions on Reinsurance and Other Industries
Iran and world powers reached a historic accord designed to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons in return for ending sanctions that have crippled the nation's economy and ...
Ahead of Merger Vote, PartnerRe & AXIS Release Preliminary Q2 Numbers
PartnerRe and AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. won't be holding their merger shareholder vote until August 7. In the meanwhile, they've released preliminary 2015 second-quarter results, underscoring the ...
AIR Worldwide Unveils Winter Storm, Tropical Cyclone Models for Canada
Catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide has expanded its suite of models for Canada with the release of Winter Storm and Tropical Cyclone models. In addition, comprehensive updates have been made to ...