Reinsurance
Underwriting Games: To Manage the Cycle Effectively, Focus on Behavior
Prices are under pressure in many insurance markets. After an extended period where pricing levels have risen and held at profitable levels, the balance of power appears to be shifting to buyers. In ...
Grandisson Retires; Papadopoulo Is Now Arch Capital CEO
Nicolas Papadopoulo has been named chief executive officer of Arch Capital Group Ltd., succeeding Marc Grandisson, who has decided to retire from the company, Arch announced. Papadopoulo, who has ...
Catastrophe Bonds Dodge Worst-Case Scenario After Milton
After fearing the worst from Hurricane Milton, investors in catastrophe bonds appear to have sustained losses well below those predicted as recently as the Wednesday before landfall. Estimates that ...
Repeat of 1/1/2023 Reinsurance Hikes Unlikely As Reinsurers Take Milton Hit
Reinsurers will have some meaningful losses from Hurricane Milton but a replay of the shocking price hikes cedents experienced during Jan. 1, 2023 renewals isn't likely to repeat for 2025, Fitch ...
Small Track Changes Drive $70B+ Swing in Milton Insured Loss Estimates
Insured losses from Hurricane Milton could sit anywhere within a $70-plus-billion range extending from $9 billion to $85 billion, experts from CoreLogic said yesterday afternoon, at least nine hours ...
Experts Predict Impacts of $20-$25B+ Milton Hit to Insurers, Reinsurers
A wide cone of uncertainty surrounds insurance experts' pre-landfall predictions about the state of the industry that will prevail in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, with most viewing it as a $20 ...
Lloyd’s Focuses on Delegated Authority Arrangements as Looming Market Risk
While the Lloyd's market reported its best first-half profit in 17 years, it isn't resting on its laurels. It is carefully monitoring areas where potential vulnerabilities have been identified. ...
Reinsurers Open for Business—Even U.S. Casualty, Execs Say
Although Monte Carlo convos about reinsurer appetites for U.S. casualty business prompted some flashbacks to the 1980s, reinsurance company executives who spoke after the Rendez-Vous de Septembre ...