Reinsurance
Even With Hurricane Harvey, Reinsurance Rates Will Still Fall, Ratings Agencies Predict
Global reinsurance rates are likely to fall by up to 7.5 percent at Jan 2018 renewals due to strong competition, despite the impact of Hurricane Harvey, ratings agencies said on Tuesday. Reinsurers, ...
Reinsurers Concerned About Cyber Risks Despite Growth Opportunities
Cyber risks continue to morph and grow rapidly around the world, spurring ever-increasing demand for insurance that addresses the risks at hand. Some broker experts who follow the sector see ...
UPDATED: Expect Many More Hurricane Harvey Loss Estimates Before Specifics Are Clear
More than a week since Hurricane Harvey struck Houston and the surrounding Texas and Louisiana coastlines, catastrophe modeling firms and others continue to issue estimates for economic and insured ...
Hurricane Harvey Claims Process: State Farm Adjuster and One Texas Home
Craig Reeves had been in Rockport, Texas, barely 48 hours when he ducked into the gloomy threshold of the condominium, which was darkened by blinds pulled before Hurricane Harvey and filled with a ...
Irma Is Now a Category 5 Storm Threatening Florida and the Caribbean
Florida declared a state of emergency before a possible hurricane strike after Irma strengthened to become a Category 5 storm on its approach to the Caribbean. Irma's maximum winds rose as high as ...
Executives On The Move at Zurich, XL Catlin and Starr Companies
Zurich Insurance is bringing on a former Swiss Re executive as its new group chief risk officer. XL Catlin appointed a former Zurich executive to a new leadership position at the carrier. Starr ...
Texas Insurers, Larger Carriers Can Handle Hurricane Harvey Pressures: A.M. Best
Texas insurers and larger carriers that do business in Texas will see some strains from Hurricane Harvey and the historic rains and flooding that followed. But A.M. Best expects them to withstand the ...
Conflict Grows in Brexit Negotiations
British trade minister Liam Fox said on Friday Britain would not be blackmailed into agreeing on the cost of leaving the European Union, and urged Brussels to move negotiations on to discuss ...