Reinsurance
Insurers Eye Post-Pandemic Clout While Pursuing Major Merger Deals
Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who'll emerge strongest when the outbreak subsides. The takeover of RSA Insurance Group Plc and Allstate Corp.'s largest ...
The Climate Factor: Why 100 Years of Data Is Not Enough for Cat Models
Catastrophe models are designed to help risk managers in different industries understand the probability of occurrence of extreme events, typically for the next several years. But the time horizon ...
Executives On The Move at Swiss Re and AXA XL
Swiss Re's Corporate Solutions Unit promoted an executive within its Engineering & Construction North America division. AXA XL's North America construction business promoted an executive to a ...
EU to London’s Banks and Insurers: Get Used to Limited Post-Brexit Access
Britain's huge financial sector will never again have the same access to the European Union as it did when the country was a member of the bloc, the EU's financial services chief said. Brexit makes ...
$2 Trillion Won’t Be Enough for the Next Black Swan Event
There aren't many contexts where $2 trillion seems like a paltry sum. Then a pandemic comes along. The economic fallout from COVID-19 has left insurers issuing existential warnings and businesses ...
Negative Outlook Continues for U.S. Commercial Lines: A.M. Best
U.S. commercial lines insurers will continue to be tarnished by an A.M. Best negative outlook, thanks to COVID-19 economic uncertainty, social inflation and other challenges. A.M. Best first revised ...
As Rates Keep Hardening, Global Reinsurance Sector Receives ‘Stable’ Market Outlook
The outlook of the global reinsurance sector is "stable," which is mainly a reflection of hardening pricing conditions and tighter terms and conditions, according to AM Best and Fitch Ratings in two ...
Munich Re Will No Longer Cover Events Axed Due to Pandemics
German reinsurance group Munich Re will no longer insure against events canceled due to pandemics, a board member said on Tuesday. The world's largest resinsurer is making the change after it faced ...