Emerging Markets
Q3 Property Cat Bond Issuance Hit $700M: Verisk
Nearly $700 million in property cat bond issuance took place during Q3 2015, a number considered relatively light compared to past years, noted a new report from the Property Claim Services unit of ...
Executives on the Move at Liberty Mutual, Validus Re, Willis and More
We have new hires and promotions to tell you about at Liberty Mutual, Validus Re, Willis and Markel International: ** Liberty Mutual Insurance has a new executive vice president and general manager ...
Insurance has always been about helping people and businesses navigate uncertainty. While most insurance policies cover familiar exposures like property,...
Personal Property Premium Growth Outpacing Commercial: Finaccord Survey
The global property insurance market reached $360.5 billion in gross written premiums as of the end of 2014, according to a new Finaccord survey. And personal property premiums are outpacing ...
Towers Watson Shareholder Group Reportedly Wants Better Willis Merger Terms
Stakeholders who own millions of shares in Towers Watson & Co. are planning to vote against the firm's $8.7 billion merger with Willis Group Holdings Plc if the terms of the transactions are not ...
China Re Will Sell Half of $2B IPO to Cornerstone Investors
China Reinsurance Group Corp., the nation's biggest reinsurer, will sell about half of its as much as $2 billion Hong Kong initial public offering to cornerstone investors. U.S.-based Prudential ...
Hamilton CEO Duperreault: Tech Improvements Boost Carriers and Brokers
Technology can transform and improve how the property/casualty insurance industry works on both the carrier and broker sides of the equation, asserts Hamilton Insurance Group CEO Brian Duperreault. ...
Watch This Video: Guy Carpenter’s David Priebe Considers The Future of Alternative Capital
Insurance linked securities, cat bonds, or collateralized reinsurance are no longer a novel thing. They're embedded in many insurance company capital frameworks, and, as a result, a routine part of ...
A.M. Best: Half-Year Results Hint at Year Three of Underwriting Profits
The property/casualty insurance industry is likely to post a third consecutive year of underwriting profits, considering its performance in the first half of the year and barring any late year ...