Reinsurance
Extraordinary Re’s Extraordinary Idea
Imagine there's a way for institutional investors to trade insurance risks much like they trade stocks. Well, imagine no more. A new and unique reinsurer, Extraordinary Re, has hit upon the novel ...
For AXIS, Trend Continues of Post-Acquisition Positive Financial Results
AXIS Capital Holdings saw its 2018 second quarter behave very much like the first: healthy gains in net income and premiums written. These gains stem mostly from the Bermuda-based insurer and ...
Extreme Weather, Record Temperatures Drag on in Europe and Asia
Extreme weather that's gripping northern Europe and parts of Asia may persist through early August, prolonging a deadly heatwave that's parched crops and sparked devastating forest fires. ...
Catastrophe Bonds A to Z
A reader of this publication, the president of an insurance agency, recently wrote to say he kept hearing about catastrophe bonds but had little knowledge of what they were. He was curious if these ...
Insurers Faced Lower-Than-Average Natural Disaster Losses in H1: Impact Forecasting
It looks like economic and insured losses were relatively benign in the first six months of 2018. Global economic losses for natural disasters hit the $45 billion mark in the 2018 first half. Insured ...
Brexit Won’t Hurt UK Financial Jobs That Much, Bank of England Argues
Fewer than 5,000 financial jobs might move out of Britain by "Day One" of Brexit and future relocations will depend on new trading terms with the European Union, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam ...
Florida Carriers Fight Back Against Recent Ratings Agency Financial Strength Report
With Florida about to enter peak hurricane season, a state insurance association representing more than a dozen insurers in Florida is hitting back against a recent report from ratings agency Weiss ...
Wildfires in Greece Claim Dozens of Lives
Greek firefighters say that at least 74 people were killed in wildfires in the country's Attica region, which includes Athens, as a summer heatwave has increased the risk of blazes across Europe. The ...