Reinsurance
Global Capital Standards Finalized For AIG and 8 Other Insurers
The world's nine biggest insurance companies will have to hold more capital under new rules just finalized by global regulators that aim to prevent taxpayer bailouts of the industry in a crisis. ...
BP’s Record Oil Spill Settlement Rises Another $2 Billion
The value of BP Plc's settlement with the U.S. government and five Gulf states over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will rise to $20.8 billion, an increase of $2 billion from an agreement reached in ...
Slowly But Surely, Insurers are Turning to Mobile and Big Data
Insurers are increasingly investing in new technology areas such as mobile and big data along with the usual legacy system updates, Novarica found in its latest annual study of U.S. insurer IT ...
Hurricane Joaquin Fades as U.S. Threat; Bahamas Still Vulnerable
A weakening Hurricane Joaquin probably won't be a threat to the U.S. as it turns north in the Atlantic away from the Bahamas, where it's battering the islands with winds that fell to 125 miles (200 ...
Zurich’s Losses Lead to ‘Negative’ Ratings Outlook from A.M. Best
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.'s A.M. Best ratings outlook is revised from stable to negative, following the company's disclosure of $275 million in losses from explosions at the Port of Tianjin in ...
Travelers: Cyber Risks Now a Top Consumer Concern
Just as property/casualty insurers are increasingly worried about cyber risks, it turns out consumers fears are growing rapidly right there with them, according to The Travelers Companies' 2015 ...
Will ILS Investors Run for Cover After the Storm?
Most industry pundits agree that alternative capital is now a permanent fixture in the reinsurance marketplace. Where there is less agreement, however, is whether more opportunistic alternative ...
Hurricane Joaquin Update: It Could Miss the U.S. Coastline
Forecasters can't completely rule out a U.S. East Coast strike by Hurricane Joaquin but are more optimistic it will miss, even as the "extremely dangerous" storm pounds the Bahamas with high winds, ...