Surveys
Reinsurers Risk Profits if Normal Catastrophe Levels Return: S&P
Most global reinsurers have been able to maintain underwriting discipline despite the ongoing soft market, but there is a danger that their profits could be hit if the current benign period of ...
User Survey Results: How Do Rating Agency Letter Grades Compare?
Users of insurance financial strength ratings issued by A.M. Best and Fitch Ratings aren't entirely clear on how the letter grades of the two credit rating agencies compare, a Wells Media survey ...
CROs in Place at Less Than 40% of Insurers: A.M. Best Survey
While more than 40 percent of insurers leave risk officer responsibilities to their chief executive officers or chief financial officers, just under 40 percent have a designated chief risk officer, ...
China Floods Caused $33B in Economic Damage in July; Insurance Covered Little
Floods caused $33 billion in economic damage in China through July, but very little is covered by insurance, according the new catastrophe report from Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting. Barely 2 ...
Western European Insurers, Hammered by Low Interest Rates, Slow to Revamp Investments
Insurers in Western Europe have generally stayed the course with their investment mixes in recent years, even as they've been hammered by record-low interest rates, Standard & Poor's Global ...
JLT Re: Buyers Should Put Resilient Reinsurance Cycle to Good Use
Despite proclamations by some observers that the reinsurance cycle is dead, JLT Re says, reports of its demise are greatly exaggerated – and now is the time for buyers to use the cycle, and ...
P/C Industry Profit Erosion Accelerating in 2016 as Multiple Factors Converge: S&P
Property/casualty insurers could be sliding into trouble in the second half of 2016. Blame a number of factors, including higher catastrophe losses, negative results in private passenger auto and ...
Lloyd’s Possibly Vulnerable to Catastrophic Cyber Attack
A review of almost 400 reinsurance contracts underwritten at Lloyd's of London has revealed potentially significant vulnerabilities and exposures if a catastrophic cyber attack should occur. Analysis ...