Surveys
SCOR, Chubb, Help Drive Q1 Cat Bonds Issued to Record Levels: Aon Benfield
Catastrophe bond limit secured in the 2015 first quarter came in at $1.7 billion, the most of any Q1 yet recorded, Aon Benfield said in its latest status report on insurance-linked securities. Aon ...
Employee Snafus a Big Factor in Cyber Attacks, Verizon and Symantec Find
When a cyber security breach hits the news, those most closely involved often have incentive to play up the sophistication of the attack. If hackers are portrayed as well-funded geniuses, victims ...
Standard & Poor’s: Insurance Industry Growth Isn’t Coming Easy
Global insurers are generating solid growth despite dealing with sluggish economies, historically low interest rates and new regulatory restrictions, Standard & Poor's concluded in a new report. ...
How the P/C Insurance Industry Can Increase Ethical Behavior
Although 90 percent of property/casualty insurance industry representatives say their industry is largely an ethical one, they believe that the public doesn't see the same picture. And ethics in the ...
Aon Benfield: Severe Weather Returned With a Vengeance in March
In March, the most severe weather events carried names like Mike, Niklas and Pam. Also, the United States began to see a return to extreme springtime weather after an unusually slow start to the ...
U.K.-Based Insurers Face Risks If Nation Exits European Union: A.M. Best
Insurers based in the United Kingdom underwriting a material amount of European business should be monitoring the potential consequences of the United Kingdom exiting or renegotiating its position ...
The IMF Wants U.S. Insurance Reform to Go Further and Quicker
The International Monetary Fund said changes in U.S. insurance regulation with an eye on national and international guidelines have made real progress, but the effort remains unfinished with a long ...
A.M. Best: Solid 2014 Reinsurance Results Won’t Continue
Two new reports from A.M. Best and the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers point to relatively strong reinsurance underwriting results in 2014, but there's a catch. Much of the improvement ...