Underwriting & Pricing
California’s Next Steps: Picking the Right Cat Models and Staffing Up
Is $11 million too much to pay for a public catastrophe model? Does the California Department of Insurance have to hire a new contingent of specialists to understand private models, if those are ...
Viewpoint: Get Ready Now for the Soft Market (Because It’s Coming)
While discussing soft market underwriting may seem ill-timed given current strong results and hard market conditions, there are worrying signs that underwriters are beginning to chase market share in ...
Perils, CyberAcuView Launch U.S. Cyber Industry Loss Index
A U.S.-focused Cyber Industry Loss Index has been launched by Zurich-based Perils and CyberAcuView, an independent U.S.-based organization formed by leading cyber insurers, to keep capital flowing in ...
Hard Market Pressure: Surplus Lines Lifting Heavy Load in Turbulent Times
As the longest hard market in memory refuses to fade, standard property/casualty carriers are not only continuing to raise prices but also reimagining their books by shedding risks they no longer ...
Wait ‘Til 2025: The Hartford Won’t See Auto Profit Next Year
Even after putting through 20 percent rate hikes over the course of this year, The Hartford needs another round of similar magnitude next year, the insurance company's leader said recently. The ...
How Reinsurers Can Win in the Game of Volatility
Successful reinsurance businesses strive for profit stability while promising to reduce the volatility that their cedents experience.
But ...
A Community-Based Solution: How Actuaries and Fire Chiefs Can Tackle WUI Risk Together
Why is wildfire risk such a challenging area for insurers and communities?
As fire chiefs, we are regularly asked about the increasing ...
The Art and Science of Underwriting in an Era of Evolving Risk
Insurance underwriters are seemingly pulled in many directions today as risks quickly evolve, from extreme weather events to changes in the legal and regulatory landscape ...
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 ...