Reinsurance
Western World’s CEO Mulligan Retiring; COO Livingston to Fill Slot
Western World Insurance Group announced Monday that Thomas F. Mulligan, President and Chief Executive Officer, is retiring effective Jan. 1, 2015, ending a 33-year span of continuous service. On Oct. ...
Big Data Analytics: What Are You Waiting For?
The era of "big data" has arrived in the reinsurance sector, yet many firms insist on taking a customary "wait and see" approach—not only with big data but in-house small data automation as well. ...
FBI Cautions Foreign Govt. Agents May Have Carried Out Cyber-Attacks
Cyber-attacks on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and 13 other financial companies may have been carried out by hackers from a foreign government moonlighting as criminals, a senior Federal Bureau of ...
Insurers Face Hefty Price Tag in India from Cyclone Hudhud’s Wrath
Cyclone Hudhud, which hit India's east coast last week, probably cost insurers $100 million to $400 million, modeling firm AIR Worldwide said. The storm damaged transportation infrastructure, power ...
Munich Re, Hannover Re Expect Stability in 2015, at Least in Germany
Germany's Munich Re and Hannover Re expect stable reinsurance prices in their home market next year, cushioning the blow from a slide in prices on world markets. Munich and Hannover, the world's ...
Insurance-Linked Securities on Track to Break Issuance Records: Willis
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) will break issuance records last set in 2007 as the embrace of alternative investments in the property/casualty industry continues to grow, according to an update ...
Musings from Monte Carlo
At September's Reinsurance Rendez-Vous in Monte Carlo, Carrier Management spoke with executives from Guy Carpenter, Willis Re International, Lloyd's of London, Litmus Analysis, Aon Benfield and ANV ...
Executive Cultures: Do You Remember F&G Re?
The Q4 2014 edition of Carrier Management magazine, broadly themed around reinsurance and risk models, includes a group of articles profiling three members of the new crop of reinsurers in Bermuda. ...