Aon Benfield News
U.S. Storms Caused $1B in May Insurance Claims: Impact Forecasting
A number of severe thunderstorms and flooding in the U.S. in May produced more than $1 billion in insurance claims and over $3 billion in economic losses, Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting said in a ...
Aon Benfield Launches Canada Flood Model to Help Manage Exposures
Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, has developed a fully probabilistic flood model for Canada to help insurers and reinsurers better underwrite and manage their ...
SCOR, Chubb, Help Drive Q1 Cat Bonds Issued to Record Levels: Aon Benfield
Catastrophe bond limit secured in the 2015 first quarter came in at $1.7 billion, the most of any Q1 yet recorded, Aon Benfield said in its latest status report on insurance-linked securities. Aon ...
Aon Benfield: Severe Weather Returned With a Vengeance in March
In March, the most severe weather events carried names like Mike, Niklas and Pam. Also, the United States began to see a return to extreme springtime weather after an unusually slow start to the ...
For Insurers, China and Indonesia Offer Big Growth Opportunities: Aon Benfield
As rapid economic development, population growth and urbanization lead to increased insurance penetration, Asia Pacific represents a key area of growth in the global marketplace, according to a ...
XL Group’s McGavick: Brokers Rule in a Global P/C Insurance Market
With today's globally focused property/casualty insurance market, brokers wield the greatest influence, XL Group CEO Mike McGavick asserted at a recent industry forum in the U.K. "Brokers hold the ...
Chilton Named CEO of A.J. Gallager’s UK Division
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced Friday that Grahame "Chily" Chilton has been named CEO of the company's UK-based international brokerage division, subject to regulatory approval. Chilton will ...
Aon Benfield Sees a Positive Angle In Reinsurance Capital Trends
The roller coaster ride engendered by the entry of large amounts of alternative capital into the reinsurance market – originally seen as a threat – has turned out to be a major factor in ...