Risk & Capital Management
Will S&P Change ‘Negative’ Reinsurance Outlook to ‘Stable’ in ’23?
While no one directly asked the question of this article's headline at the S&P Global Ratings June annual insurance conference, the prospect that an outlook change is near came into view during ...
‘Synthetic’ Agents? Lemonade Says Finance Deal Limits Cash Burn
Late last week, Lemonade announced a financial agreement to borrow 80 percent of the costs it incurs to acquire insurance customers from a venture firm. The InsurTech carrier revealed the deal in a ...
U.S. Slips in Supply-Chain Ranks After Child-Labor Violations
The U.S. has joined a list of mostly emerging-market countries where ESG supply-chain risks are "high," after the world's richest economy failed to provide adequate ...
Florida Relief Not Immediate: AM Best
Insurance reforms passed in Florida's most-recent legislative special session will lead to much-needed relief to the state's homeowners market, but the impact won't be immediate, AM Best analysts ...
‘Droves’ of Global Re Market Entrants Unlikely; Outlook Stable: AM Best
Will 2023 reinsurance renewals mark a turning point to a "true hard market" that attracts "new capital in droves" and expands supply? Analysts from AM Best raised the question in a new Best's Market ...
Inflation, Debt Crisis, Cost of Living Pose Top Business Risks in G20 Nations: Survey
Runaway inflation, an unfolding debt crisis and cost-of-living problems pose the biggest threats to doing business for G20 countries in the next two years, data from the ...
Aon: Business Leaders Say Recession Looms; What Sets Prepared Companies Apart?
Despite a majority of global business leaders expecting a recession within the next year, many still have a positive outlook on the economy. Some leaders even reported feeling very prepared heading ...
50-50 Split: Reinsurers Feel Strongly Both Ways About Catastrophe Risk
The natural catastrophe business of global reinsurers has been reshaped by five years of higher-than-expected losses, which is leading reinsurers to adopt divergent strategies—either diving in to ...