Reinsurance
Berkshire-Hathaway Insurance Earnings Tumble in Q3
Although Berkshire Hathaway reported a 7.7 percent jump in operating income for the third-quarter of 2013, Berkshire's insurance operations saw earnings fall in the quarter. Taken together, operating ...
Future Northeast Storms Could Be Worse Than Sandy: Karen Clark Report
The unusual track of Superstorm Sandy makes the likelihood of such a storm occurring again very low, but future Northeast storms following more probable tracks could cause much far more damage, ...
Heard at PCI: Re Brokers See Changes Beyond Rate Drops at Jan. 1
Insurance carriers are not sitting around looking forward to lower-priced reinsurance contracts on their Jan. 1, 2014 renewals. For some, the renewal negotiations are done. Others are locking in ...
Florida Eyes Effect of Lower Reinsurance Costs on Homeowners Rates
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater wants to know why home insurers are not passing along to insureds apparent savings they are realizing on reinsurance. The state's insurance regulator says ...
Reinsurers Target Regional Carriers as Alternative Capital Lures National Accounts
Regional and super-regional carriers may start getting more attention from reinsurers in advance of Jan. 1, 2014 renewals, a broker representative predicted recently. During the PCI Annual Meeting in ...
China to Remain Centerpiece of Asia Expansion for Munich Re
Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, said China will remain its biggest growth market in Asia as it considers countries such as India too unpredictable to step up investment. "Our biggest ...
Reinsurers Get Down to Business in Baden-Baden; Willis Re Chairman Comments
"I don't think there have been any big changes between Monte Carlo and Baden-Baden," said James Vickers, chairman of Willis Re International. This isn't that surprising, given that the two ...
Hannover Re Sees Rate Hikes in Germany, Stable Rates Elsewhere
Hannover Re, the world's third- largest reinsurer, said it expects higher rates for insurance and reinsurance in Germany following this year's flooding and hailstorms, which led to the most costly ...