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Wind Park, Power Grid Investments Causing Solvency II Headaches for EU Insurers
Insurance regulators in Europe won't relax rules designed to protect customers from risks to investments in structures like wind parks and power grids, the head of the industry's watchdog said. ...
Buffett Warning Unheeded as Cat Bonds Surge
Bond buyers are betting more than ever on the mercy of Mother Nature as they seek to boost yields being suppressed by central banks. Demand for notes linked to insurance against hurricanes and other ...
Duperreault and Two Sigma: Marrying Tech, Analytics and Underwriting in Bermuda
It is hardly unusual to read about hedge funds partnering with insurance and reinsurance companies in Bermuda these days. On that score, the launch of Hamilton Insurance Group might seem like more of ...
Munich Re Gives Brazil Vote of Confidence; Covers World Cup Interruptions for $400M
Munich Re has up to $400 million on the line insuring against delays or cancellations of World Cup matches. The world's largest reinsurer is counting on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to do ...
RMS Opens Fourth Asia-Pacific Office in Singapore
Catastrophe risk management firm RMS announced last week that it is expanding its Asia Pacific presence with a new Singapore office. The office, led by Paul Burgess, senior director of client ...
You Have Mail—and Storm Claims on Your Policies: BMS Launches Alerts
Incoming emails alerting carriers to weather claims on their policies are now automatically generated by BMS Group's iVision catastrophe risk management system, the intermediary announced earlier ...
Swiss Re’s Admin Re Buying Policies, Assets from HSBC Life
Swiss Re announced on Wednesday that its Admin Re unit has agreed to acquire individual and group pension and related annuity policies from HSBC Life (UK) Limited. Under the terms of the agreement, ...
Managing Flood Risk: AIR Worldwide’s Dr. Jayanta Guin Answers Questions
This summer, AIR Worldwide will release what it says is the property/casualty insurance industry's most detailed, physically based, probabilistic riverine flood model for the United States, answering ...