Reinsurance
CBO: Federal Flood Program Is Diving Deeper Into Debt Even Without Major Storms
The federal flood insurance program is on a course to continue falling deeper in debt, even when there is no catastrophic storm like Katrina or Harvey. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is ...
Name Change Coming for Sciemus With HSCM Bermuda Partnership
Sciemus, a Specialty Lloyd's MGA, is forming an investing partnership with HSCM Bermuda, a firm that invests in reinsurance and insurance-linked assets across all lines of business. The deal also ...
After Months of Development, B3i’s Blockchain Prototype Is Ready for Testing
The industry's Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) has developed a reinsurance blockchain prototype for a property excess of loss contract—and could be on the cusp of an industry ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS Insurance, Starr Companies, Everest Re and JLT Re
AXIS Insurance tapped an Aspen Insurance veteran to be its new renewable energy underwriter. Starr Companies has a new global chief claims officer. JLT Re named a new executive in a key ...
National Flood Insurance Program Gains Extension Until Dec. 8; Reform Talks Continue
President Donald Trump last Friday signed legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program until Dec. 8, 2017, which buys more time for Congress to consider reforms of the program. The ...
Hamilton Insurance Targets Q4 for New CEO Announcement
Hamilton Insurance Group expects to announce new chief executive officer toward the end of 2017, Carrier Management has learned. Previous Chairman and CEO Brian Duperreault stepped down from Hamilton ...
Qualified Claims Inspectors Needed After Florida/Texas Hurricane Double Whammy
Insurers are scrambling to find inspectors in Texas and Florida after fierce hurricanes battered the states one after the other, causing tens of billions of dollars' worth of property damage in less ...
Insurers, Reinsurers Alike See Stock Gains as U.S. Irma Fears Subside
Insurers jumped in markets from Europe to Florida amid signs that predictions about Hurricane Irma's damage were excessively dire. Giant reinsurers like Swiss Re and Munich Re, which shoulder risks ...