Industry News
‘Hardening’ Property Catastrophe Market Enters ‘Hard’ Market Phase: Bank of America
European reinsurers will miss their earnings targets in 2022 — for the sixth year in a row — which is pressuring the industry to raise rates and continue improving the quality of their ...
Top U.S. Homeowners Insurers Minimally Exposed to Losses From Ian: Moody’s
A report from Moody's Investors Service clearly paints Ian as a loss event for Florida-only home insurers since large, national insurers have significantly reduced exposure in the Sunshine State ...
Executives on the Move at SiriusPoint and Zurich Insurance Group
Global specialty re/insurer SiriusPoint Ltd. has named Steve Yendall as chief financial officer, effective Oct. 31, 2022. He will report to CEO Scott Egan as a member of the Executive Leadership ...
MS Amlin Appoints Carrier as CEO; Slabbert Takes Helm at MSIG Holdings
MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL), the Lloyd's re/insurer, has appointed Andrew Carrier as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Carrier currently serves as MS AUL's chief ...
How One Computer Forecast Model Botched Hurricane Ian
As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida, normally reliable computer forecast models couldn't agree on where the killer storm would land. But government meteorologists are now figuring out what went ...
Information Expected to Emerge Slowly in Hospital Chain Cyber Attack
Details of an apparent cyber attack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. were slow to emerge as security experts on Oct. 7 warned that it often takes time to assess the full impact on ...
Broken Infrastructure, Scattered Wreckage, Alligators Greet Claims Teams
Damaged infrastructure created new obstacles for claims adjusters responding to Hurricane Ian, along with widespread flooding, damaged cellphone towers and even an occasional alligator. Sedgwick ...
Ian Claims in Florida Topping 449,000 So Far, But Many More Expected
The number of claims filed from Hurricane Ian continues to rise, topping 449,000 as of Monday, and estimated insured losses stand at more than $4.2 billion, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation ...