Reinsurance
Swiss Re: Non-Life Insurance Premium Growth Still Misses Pre-Crisis Levels
Non-life insurance premium growth continued to improve in 2014, fueled by a stronger performance in advanced markets. But it still averages less than before the 2008 financial crisis, Swiss Re said ...
A Relatively Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Still Produce a Big One
While individual storms could make landfall and wreak havoc, The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be a relatively quiet one overall, Guy Carpenter said. The risk and reinsurance specialist ...
What the Future Holds for Catastrophe Modeling: Aon’s Impact Forecasting
Technologies are rather like bicycles. Just as riders must continue to move forward or risk falling down, so too designers of catastrophe models are moving full speed ahead to stay on course, experts ...
Crop Insurance Payments For U.S. Plains Flooding Lower Than in Drought
Farmers are reaping higher yields and ranchers' feed costs have fallen sharply since flooding swept across the southern U.S. Plains in May, with the record rains providing tangible benefits to ...
Long-Term Stability of Reinsurance Market Questioned
The reinsurance market is moving from coverage of acts of God to one that covers commoditized risks – an evolution that could have long-term implications for market stability and trading ...
Ironshore to Spot U.S. Asset Purchases For Fosun, Its Chinese Owner
Ironshore, will help spot U.S. businesses and assets to buy for Fosun International, the Chinese conglomerate slated to become owner of the Bermuda –based insurer and reinsurer. These assets, in ...
Executives On The Move at Allianz, Aspen Re, Navigators and More
We have new executives promotions to tell you about from Aspen Re, the Navigators Group, Ironshore, AEGIS London and Allianz. *** Aspen Re hired on a RenaissanceRe executive as its new head of ...
Standard & Poor’s: U.S. Insurers Responding Cautiously to Soaring Cyber Coverage Demand
Standard & Poor's predicts a major jump in demand for cyber insurance in the coming years, with interest initially outstripping supply. U.S. insurers will respond gradually, however, entering the ...