Reinsurance
As Terrorist Attacks Shift Focus, P/C Carriers Must Broaden Their Cover: Guy Carpenter
The property/casualty industry must expand its terrorism-related cover to address a shift in how terrorist attacks are being conducted, a Guy Carpenter executive said. Recent ISIS or ISIS-inspired ...
New York Issues First-of-Their-Kind Cyber Regs for Insurers and Banks
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday issued long-anticipated proposed cyber security regulations for banks and insurers in the state, the first of their kind in the United States by any state or ...
Lloyd’s Chairman to Reinsurers: Target Brokers’ Fees to Cut Costs
Reinsurers, forced to cut prices for four years in a row, should target brokers' fees as the industry seeks to reduce costs, according to Lloyd's of London Chairman John Nelson. The brokers need to ...
“Danger Phase” May Be Next for P/C Industry Loss Reserves
Property/casualty insurers and reinsurers have released redundant liability reserves into their earnings for the past eight years as a result of favorable loss development. This practice has worked ...
Has the Reinsurance Cycle Reached Bottom? Opinions Vary at the Rendez-Vous
It may be wishful thinking – but some major reinsurers are hoping the bottom of the reinsurance cycle is at hand. Both Swiss Re and Hannover Re told journalists at this year's reinsurance ...
Willis Re Upgrades Its Cyber Portfolio Management Tool
Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Towers Watson, has launched the next generation of its cyber risk portfolio modeling tool PRISM-Re. PRISM-Re was first released in February 2015 to help ...
Lloyd’s Chairman: Many Companies Waiting to Join, Undaunted by Brexit
The Lloyd's of London insurance market has a queue of companies wanting to join, Chairman John Nelson said on Monday, even as Britain's vote to leave the European Union casts doubt over its European ...
Reinsurance Capital Hits High of $585B for First Time: Aon Benfield
Reinsurance capital reached record levels in the first half of 2016, hitting a new high of $585 billion. Aon Benfield's latest Reinsurance Market Outlook report puts that number in perspective, ...