Features
Underwriting in the Age of Climate Risk: A Wake-Up Call for Insurers
As climate change accelerates, the insurance industry faces mounting pressure to adapt underwriting practices to a rapidly evolving risk landscape. Reuters Events' recent "Underwriting: A Climate ...
Viewpoint: Global Reinsurers Stand Strong Amid Investment Volatility, Natural Disasters
The reinsurance industry has shown significant improvements in operating performance in recent years. Despite facing substantial insured natural catastrophe losses globally, reinsurers achieved ...
How To Transform Tedious Book Transfers Into Growth Opportunities
Acquiring a book of business has traditionally been viewed by carriers as a necessary evil, a complex, time-consuming, and often tedious undertaking. This process, whether driven by mergers, ...
Taking a Step Back: Why It’s Important to Take Time to Unwind in an Industry That Never Stops
Like every kid, I looked forward to the freedom and relaxation of summer vacation with great anticipation when I was growing up. The idea of being completely free from the pressure to perform and the ...
Keiretsu No More: What Japan’s Insurance Market Reforms Mean for U.S. Insurers
Long regarded as one of the world's most stable insurance markets, Japan's non-life sector is now experiencing major disruption. Deregulation aimed at unwinding keiretsu-style cross-shareholding ...Examining the Risks of Spring Storm Season
From Severe Convective Storms to Tornadoes and Floods, What the Data Tells Us Each spring, particularly across the central and southeastern United States, a volatile mix of warm, moist air and cold, ...
Carriers Embracing DIY Home Inspections More and More, Firms Say
The future of home inspections is here and it's in the hands of … the homeowner. Literally, according to leaders of two firms that have developed DIY systems now being used by prospective insureds ...Understanding insurance: What is Lloyd’s of London?
Whether you're an agent, an MGA, a carrier, or just someone with an insurance policy, you've probably heard of the name Lloyd's of London. Be it for their extensive history or some of the more unique ...