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Praedicat: Mining Data From Published Science to Spot the Next Casualty Cat
Emerging liability risks aren't likely to look like asbestos or silica in coming years, according to an expert who has been following the development of workplace torts for decades. Instead, the next ...
Looser Terms Luring Non-Buyers Back Into Casualty Reinsurance Market
While it might take an innovative clash cover to lure Chubb's reinsurance buyer back into the casualty reinsurance market, other cedents are enticed by higher ceding commissions and multiline and ...
A Conversation with Fermat Capital’s John Seo: The Evolution of Cat Bonds
John Seo, a pioneer in the catastrophe bond space, uses advanced technical models to assess the risk that investors will take on through portfolios of insurance-linked securities. But even simple ...
Endurance to Continue Push for Aspen Deal; First Strategic Combo Since ACE-CIGNA, CEO Says
Executives at Endurance Specialty Holdings said they will continue to try to engage Aspen Insurance Holdings in negotiations related to Endurance's bid to acquire Aspen—a dialogue that Endurance ...
Charman Questions Soft Market Re-Buying Strategies as Endurance Cedes More
As the market softens, should insurers and reinsurers keep more of their business net, or should they buy more reinsurance and retrocessional cover while there are lower prices and better terms? A ...
Hamilton Looking for U.S., London Insurance Platforms, Duperreault Says
Days after Validus CEO Ed Noonan told analysts about a goal to expand his group's direct insurance footprint in the United States, Hamilton Insurance Group CEO Brian Duperreault said his company ...
Validus Looking to Grow in U.S. Insurance Market, CEO Says
The chief executive officer of Validus Holdings said that there are growth opportunities for the group's insurance operations in the United States, at a time when growth for the Bermuda reinsurance ...
Some ILS Money Irrational; Trad’l Re Mkts Adding Terror to Cat Cover: CEO
The once responsible insurance-linked securities market is showing signs of being overheated and irrational, the chief executive of the holding company for a Bermuda-based reinsurer said on Friday. ...