Reinsurance
World’s Largest Reinsurers: AM Best’s Latest Ranking…sort of
Every year around this time, AM Best publishes a single list of the "World's 50 Largest Reinsurers," ranked based on unaffiliated gross premiums recorded in the prior year. The latest installment, ...
Results Too Good? Swiss Re Boosts Reserves ~$1B Amid Surprises
Lower than expected catastrophe losses in the second quarter helped fuel nearly $1 billion in net profit for Swiss Re during the period, and a 16 percent jump in profit to $2.1 billion for the first ...
Hard Reinsurance Prices Likely to Last Longer Than in Previous Market Cycles: Report
Hard reinsurance pricing conditions are likely to last longer than in previous market cycles mainly due to persistently high claims activity from the accumulation of medium-sized disaster losses and ...
‘We’re Going to Survive and It’s Going to Come Back’: Maui Wildfire Victims
They have combed the ashes for mementos, worried about where they would sleep, questioned their faith and tried to find a way to grieve amid the great, unsettling devastation. Residents have faced a ...
European Insurers Enjoy Big Profits After Premium Hikes
Several European insurers recorded bumper first-half profits on Thursday, as customers burnt by a pandemic, war and a pick-up in natural catastrophes in recent years continue to face higher premiums ...
Insurer’s Lack of Repairs Caused Woman’s Death After Ian: Florida Lawsuit
Just as another hurricane hit Florida, the child of a central Florida woman is litigating a claim from a previous storm—Hurricane Ian in 2022. This time, though, the plaintiff claims not only ...
First-Half Global Insured Nat Cat Losses Top 10-Year Average
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes totaled $60 billion during the first half of 2024, or 62 percent above the 10-year average, according to preliminary estimates from Swiss Re. Severe ...
Elevated Demand, Increased Capacity Drive Reinsurer Profitability in 2024
Global property catastrophe limit purchased increased an estimated $35-$40 billion through H1 2024, with more than 50 percent of increased limit originating in North America across a wide range of ...