Reinsurance
A.M. Best Cuts Tower Group Rating to B from B++
On Friday, A.M. Best Co. announced that the rating agency has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to B (Fair) from B++ (Good) of the pooled and reinsured members of the Tower US Pool. The ...
Top 10 Insured Catastrophe Loss Events for 2013: Swiss Re
More than half of the insured losses from the top 10 catastrophe events in 2013 occurred in Europe, according to Swiss Re. In the latest sigma report, Swiss Re reveals that floods in Europe in June ...
Total Catastrophe Losses in 2013 at $130B, Insured Losses at $44B: Swiss Re
Swiss Re AG, the second-largest reinsurer worldwide, said natural and man-made catastrophes in 2013 caused $130 billion in economic losses tied to floods, hailstorms and other events. Insured losses ...
Reinsurance Pricing Dropping Faster than Expected: Nomura
In a research note published late last week, analysts at Nomura Equity Research reported that prices for Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals are falling faster than expected, with some U.S. property ...
2013 Had Lowest Hurricane Count Since 1982: Willis Re
The 2013 Atlantic storm season was one of the quietest in decades, with the lowest number of hurricanes since 1982 and none of them considered major, according to insurance broker Willis Re. An ...
Pension Funds Betting on Catastrophe Bonds; Demand Outpacing Supply
Funds specializing in insurance- linked risks such as catastrophe bonds are benefiting as the $30 trillion pension industry increases bets in a market that hasn't posted an annual loss. At Leadenhall ...
Pipeline Blast in China Exposes Urban Sprawl Risks
A Chinese oil pipeline punctured twice a week by oil thieves cleared a safety inspection just two months before a section of the line exploded and killed 62 people in November, sources at the ...
Duperreault Partnering with Hedge Fund to Buy Cohen’s S.A.C. Re, Ltd
Steven A. Cohen, the billionaire founder of SAC Capital Advisors LP, agreed to sell a reinsurer he formed in 2012 after the hedge fund firm reached a $1.8 billion deal to end a criminal ...