Risk & Capital Management
Too-Big-to-Fail Rule Under Attack From House Republicans
Congressional Republicans are taking aim at the regulatory process through which some financial institutions become subject to heightened regulation because they are deemed too big to fail. In a ...
Kemper CEO Says 2016 Results Reflect ‘Substantial Progress’
Catastrophe losses and higher personal auto expenses led, in part, to a sizable drop in net income for Kemper Corp. in 2016. In Q4, the insurer saw those numbers improve compared to the previous ...
Markel to Grab SureTech Financial Corp. for $250M
Markel Corp. will snatch up SureTec Financial Corp. for $250 million, in an acquisition deal designed to give it a leg up in the surety business. The purchase agreement is inclusive of a three-year ...
Insurers and Reinsurers Confront Brexit Cost Implications: A.M. Best
The cost implications of the loss of passporting rights after the UK exits the European Union will weigh on re/insurers, as will any resultant economic downturn. However, A.M. Best does not ...
Unintended Problems From the Internet of Things and More 2017 Predictions: Marsh
Insurers and customers alike are increasingly embracing the Internet of Things for underwriting purposes and general, daily life. The thing is, greater reliance on this type of technology could ...
Reinsurance Capacity Still Outpacing Demand Growth
Capacity continues to outpace the growth of reinsurance demand despite insurers' continued efforts to optimize their view of reinsurance as capital and expand into growing lines of business and ...
Benefits of Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
We need to work on a united, collaborative response when it comes to combating climate change, said Zurich Insurance's Cecilia Reyes in a recent blog, expanding on her Dec. 15 Twitter chat on ...
2016 Cat Bond Issuance Nears 2015 Levels, Drops From 2014 Heights
A strong fourth-quarter rally helped make 2016 catastrophe bond issuance only slightly lower than the year before, according to the Property Claims Services unit of Verisk Insurance Solutions. But ...