Reinsurance
GC Securities Places First World Bank Cat Bond
In what appears to be a milestone for the cat bond sector, GC Securities said it has placed the first catastrophe bond issued by the World Bank. GC Securities (part of Guy Carpenter, itself a ...
Nomura Warns Inflation Risks Could Tar Long-term Insurance Earnings
Property/casualty insurers' 2014 second-quarter earnings will generally serve as a model of stability, though inflation and other factors may adversely affect long-term trends, Nomura Equity Research ...
Midyear Re Prices Down Up to 25 Percent
Reinsurance prices fell by as much as 25 percent in key markets midyear as pension funds poured in money and demand for cover from insurance companies remained subdued, brokers said on Tuesday. ...
Tropical Storm Arthur Watch: Small Turns Could Mean Big Impact
As Tropical Storm Arthur develops off Florida's coast, AIR Worldwide isn't predicting an major insurance damage. But small moves can mean big changes, the Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm said ...
Endurance M&A Bid Pushes On as Aspen Ups the Opposition
The hostile-takeover battle between Bermuda reinsurance rivals Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. and Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. continued unabated this week with no end in sight. Endurance ...
Willis Re Sees More Rate Softening With June and July Renewals
Willis Re took a close look at June 1 and July 1, 2014 global reinsurance renewal rates and once again found them mostly wanting from the reinsurance industry perspective. Meanwhile, cat bonds ...
Risk Remains After California’s La Habra Earthquake, Report Concludes
Southern Californians were lucky that a magnitude-5.1 earthquake that hit in March just 20 miles east of Los Angeles caused minor damage. A far worse event in the region is inevitable, however, and ...
Another Climate Report Outlines Business Risks, Insurance Pitfalls
"Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change to the United States," a report on climate change and how it will affect businesses, offers a variety of information on how a changing world will ...