Risk & Capital Management
The Hartford: Middle Market Businesses Aim to Expand
Most executives and owners of midsized businesses in the U.S. expect a stronger economy in 2016, and plan to invest in new technology, hiring and geographic expansion, The Hartford found in a new ...
Amtrak Sponsors Cat Bond for NE Storm Surge, Wind, Quake
Amtrak is getting $275 million of reinsurance protection from the capital markets for its wholly owned captive, covering storm surge, wind and earthquake perils, according to GC Securities. GC ...
New Risk Model Developments Assist Decision-Makers Adapting to Climate Change Impacts
New developments in science and technology are making the potential economic impacts of natural catastrophes, both in the medium and long term, more understandable and accessible to local government, ...
Q3 Property Cat Bond Issuance Hit $700M: Verisk
Nearly $700 million in property cat bond issuance took place during Q3 2015, a number considered relatively light compared to past years, noted a new report from the Property Claim Services unit of ...
What Black Swan Author Nassim Taleb Has to Say About Insurance
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2015. When Nassim Nicholas Taleb addressed a group of insurance executives recently, the author of the book "The Black Swan" was pretty ...
Zurich Outlook Still OK With S&P
Less than a week after A.M. Best announced that it would change the outlook on "A+" financial strength rating of Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd. to negative, Standard & Poor's has weighed in with a ...
A New Era for Marine Catastrophe Management
While marine insurers remain well-capitalized, the line faces many risks. A protracted soft market has eroded margins, large losses have put pressure on rate adequacy, and marine cat experience has ...
Will ILS Investors Run for Cover After the Storm?
Most industry pundits agree that alternative capital is now a permanent fixture in the reinsurance marketplace. Where there is less agreement, however, is whether more opportunistic alternative ...