Russ Banham News
War of Words
It's not every day that the chairman and CEO of one of the world's largest insurance companies issues open warfare against an entire industry. While no one was surprised ...
Selling the Right to Sue
Having already paid out billions of dollars in claims related to the Eaton fire, more than 100 insurers have filed lawsuits against Southern California Edison to recoup these costs, alleging the ...
An Insurance Journalist’s Perspective on Southern California’s Wildfires
PART ONE OF A TWO-PART SERIESIt was pitch black in the house and the power was off. The Santa Ana winds were howling. As planned, my ...
Questionable Loss Reserves: Are Legacy Reinsurance Deals the Answer?
Twenty years ago, an insurance carrier's use of reinsurance products like loss portfolio transfers and adverse development covers waved a red flag, signaling potential ...
Weathering the Reinsurance Reset in the Midwest
In his more than quarter-century career as a reinsurance broker representing the mutual insurance market, the January 1, 2023, property reinsurance renewals stand out in Josh Knapp's memory as a day ...
California Wildfires Dwindle as Premiums Surge
In their 1999 paean to California, the Red Hot Chili Peppers sang that "Destruction leads to a very rough road, but it also breeds creation." The rock band was referring ...
Midyear Update 2022: Transitions
The theme of transitions is a fitting one, which ties together many of the articles in Carrier Management's midyear digital magazine. We're publishing soon after the start of summer, and the weather ...
ILS for Casualty: The Backstory of Ledger Investing
In the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew's $15.5 billion in insured losses in 1992, insurance-linked securities emerged to distribute a portion of future property-catastrophe risk to investors. At the ...