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Despite Catastrophe Onslaught, Capital Market Still Bullish for ILS: Willis Towers Watson
The insurance linked securities sector is set for another year of growth as the market recovers from 2017's natural disasters, replaces lost capital and investors show mounting interest in ILS ...
Jan. 1 Reinsurance Renewals Point Toward Moderate Price Increases Through 2018: S&P
After years of declines, January reinsurance renewals finally turned in the other direction in an upward trend that will continue throughout 2018, according to a new Standard & Poor's report. ...
Expect Up to $19B in Losses With a U.S. Cloud-Computing Failure
A cyber problem that temporary shuts down a top U.S. cloud computing provider could trigger as much as $19 billion in business losses, only a fraction of which would be insured, Lloyd's of London ...
U.S. Commercial Auto Rate Hikes Thus Far May Not Reverse Losses: A.M. Best
The U.S. commercial automobile insurance segment saw big rate jumps in the first three quarters of 2017, but they may not be enough to reverse underwriting losses, A.M. Best said in a new report. ...
How to Recover from Interruptions
Get interrupted at work much? Making a quick plan for returning to and completing the task you're leaving will help you focus better on the interrupting work, according to new research from the ...
Alternative Capital Showed Resilience in Face of 2017 Catastrophes: Aon Benfield
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria represented the first real test of the staying power of the alternative capital sector, which has responded with a show of strength by continuing to fund reinsurance ...
Once Again, A.M. Best Continues Negative Outlook for U.S. P/C Reinsurance Sector
A.M. Best is continuing its negative outlook for the U.S. property/casualty reinsurance sector in 2018, adding that the space's financial performance continues to be "lackluster." "At this point, ...
Parametric Insurance Can Help Close Global Insurance Protection Gap: Clyde & Co.
Parametric insurance can play a significant role in closing the insurance protection gap – a problem that plagues economies in both the developing and developed world, according to a report ...