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COVID-19: On Disrupted Loss Reserve Diagonals and Lengthening Tails
It's axiomatic to assert that the coronavirus has changed everything both personally and professionally. Going forward, it'll be our aim at Assured Research to strike a balance. No one, of course, ...
Markel Division Draws Attention of U.S., Bermuda Regulators
Markel Corp. disclosed that U.S. and Bermuda regulators are inquiring about loss reserves from one of its divisions. The Virginia-based specialty insurer said that it was initially contacted on Nov. ...
Industry Shocker: Reserves Still Adequate
Although analysts at Conning didn't actually use the word "shocked" in their latest report on the property/casualty industry's loss reserve position, the title of the report—and the image on the ...
AmTrust Signs $400M Reinsurance Agreement With Premia Re
AmTrust Financial Services inked a reinsurance agreement with Premia Reinsurance Ltd. The cover addresses loss reserve development up to $400 million over the company's stated reserves of $6.59 ...
Margin of Loss Reserve Adequacy Down to 2%; Well May Run Dry: Conning
Loss reserves for the U.S. property/casualty industry are still adequate, but the fat was trimmed down to roughly 2 percent of overall carried reserves for year-end 2015, an analyst reported last ...
Cyber, Tech, Longevity and Casualty Catastrophe Are Key Emerging Risks: Guy Carpenter
A new report from Guy Carpenter & Co. identifies cyber, technology, longevity and casualty catastrophe as key areas of emerging risk for the (re)insurance industry and discusses the importance of ...
Moody’s Says FASB’s Reserve Disclosure Update is a Plus for Credit Analysis; IFRS Differences Remain
In a Credit Outlook report published earlier this week, an analyst from Moody's Investors Service described an updated accounting standard related to property/casualty insurance loss reserves as a ...
P/C Insurer Net Income Over $55B for 2014: ISO/PCI Report
Net income for U.S. property/casualty insurers totaled $55.5 billion after taxes last year, coming as little surprise to experts who had forecast a $50-billion-plus result early this year. In early ...