Reinsurance
Cyber-Attacks Increasing Threat to U.S., Major Terror Attack Threats Lower: FBI Director
Attacks on the Internet are a growing threat, and Congress needs to protect companies from being sued for providing information to the government when they've been targeted, security officials told a ...
ILS Market Could Be $150B by 2018, Cat Bonds Likely $50B: BNY Mellon
The level of catastrophe bonds outstanding could more than double from the current level of $19 billion to $50 billion by the end of 2018, according to a report from BNY Mellon. The global provider ...
EU Close to Deal on Long-Delayed Insurance Capital Rules
The European Union is close to agreeing on new rules that will force insurers to hold enough capital to keep policyholders safe, after years of delay. Lawmakers from the European Parliament and ...
No Major Ratings Impact from Typhoon: A.M. Best
A.M. Best expects Super Typhoon Haiyan to be an earnings event for reinsurers, but gross losses are not expected to exhaust reinsurance capacity, the rating agency said on Tuesday. While Haiyan was ...
Flaws Seen in Philippine Disaster Prep, Response
Hours before Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, authorities had evacuated 800,000 people and sent them to sturdy evacuation centers—churches, schools and public buildings. But the brick-and-mortar ...
London, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur in 3-Way Fight For Islamic Finance Crown
When the British government said last month it would issue its first Islamic bond, the implications went far beyond the debt market: it was a signal that London will not back down in an escalating ...
Eastern Asia Underinsured for Floods, Typhoons: Munich Re
Insured losses from weather-related events in Eastern Asia amount to only about 10 percent of the $700 billion in total losses accumulated over the last three decades, according to an analysis by ...
Typhoon Seen Worse for Philippines Economy than Sandy for U.S.
Destruction from Typhoon Haiyan, which flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that may have killed 10,000 people, could be several times worse for the Philippines economy than Superstorm ...