Reinsurance
Warming Partly Caused by El Niño; CO2 Warming Effect Less than Believed: Researchers
A natural shift to stronger warm El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean might be responsible for a substantial portion of the global warming recorded during the past 50 years, according to new research ...
Citadel Reports Holding in Loeb’s Third Point Re After IPO
Ken Griffin's Citadel LLC and Cambiar Investors LLC are among asset managers that reported holdings in billionaire Daniel Loeb's Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. after the company's initial public ...
Insured Losses from Haiyan Could be $300M-$700M: AIR Worldwide
AIR Worldwide estimates insured losses from Super Typhoon Haiyan will range between $300 million and $ 700 million, the Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm said Sunday. AIR also said that total ...
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 ...