Reinsurance
Super Typhoon Haiyan Slams Philippines with Category-5 Power
Super Typhoon Haiyan, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, slammed into the Philippines today after forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Haiyan had top winds of almost 196 miles (315 ...
We Can Write Terror Risk, Industry Execs Say
At least two property/casualty insurance and reinsurance industry executives highlighted the industry's capacity to write terrorism coverage during recent earnings calls, with the most forceful ...
AIR Estimates Windstorm Christian Insured Losses Could Exceed $3B
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that insured losses from Windstorm Christian (known as St. Jude in the UK) will range between EUR 1.5 billion and EUR 2.3 billion ($2.0 billion and ...
Towers Watson Completes Sale of Reinsurance Business for $250M
Towers Watson & Co. said Wednesday that it has completed the sale of its reinsurance brokerage business to Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group PLC for $250 million but plans to continue working with its ...
Swiss Re Net Beats Analyst Forecasts as Non-Life Sales Jump
Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second- biggest reinsurer, reported better than expected third-quarter profit after non-life premiums rose by a fifth. Net income fell 51 percent to $1.07 billion from a ...
Bring on the Competitors, Reinsurance Brokers Say
If you ask Frank Harrison, chief executive officer of New York-based reinsurance intermediary Holborn Corp., whether he worries about competitors coming up behind his firm, you'll hear an unusual ...
Catastrophe Bond Issuance Surges to 15-Year High, Willis Says
The issuance of catastrophe bonds surged to the highest level since 1998 in the third quarter amid increasing demand from institutional investors searching for yield, Willis Capital Markets & ...