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Alternative Risk Transfer
Cat bonds might not have a long history, but so far they have paid out on claims from major events in a timely manner, according to Maren Josefs, associate director at S&P Global Ratings. 22 September 2016
Alternative Risk Transfer
The benign natural catastrophe environment has been just one factor driving difficulties for the re/insurance industry. These pressures were among the topics discussed by senior executives at a roundtable held in Hamilton, Bermuda, hosted by Xuber, a CSC company. 22 September 2016
Insurance
All insurers are grappling with the opportunities and challenges presented by a digital future and the greater availability of data. Allianz is looking to get ahead of the game, as its first chief digital officer Solmaz Altin tells Intelligent Insurer. 20 September 2016
Insurance
Reinsurance prices are set to remain under pressure in the upcoming renewals season and reinsurers should be willing to shed business if it’s unlikely to deliver targeted returns, Juan Beer, global head of group reinsurance at Zurich, told Intelligent Insurer. 16 September 2016
Insurance
The risk of significant earthquake damage in the near future is real and governments need to do more to prepare for the risk and to avoid the potential for ensuing economic consequences, say Matthew Wulf and Dennis Burke of the Reinsurance Association of America. 10 September 2016
Insurance
While rates are showing signs of flattening out, the soft market is far from over and reinsurers are having to make tough choices on retaining market share versus protecting profits. Intelligent Insurer reports. 10 September 2016
Insurance
The demand for cyber insurance is growing fast, and companies are increasingly seeking a bespoke solution that matches the specific needs of their industry. Jamie Bouloux, the chief executive officer of EmergIn Risk, part of RSG Underwriting Managers Europe Limited (RSGUM Europe), explains to Intelligent Insurer how his firm is offering just that. 10 September 2016
Insurance
Modernisation and digitisation have long been on the agenda of the London Market—but progress has been painfully slow. Now, a variety of factors are converging to make change perhaps still painful, but at least more likely to be achieved. 10 September 2016
Insurance
Those in the industry still baffled by the phrase blockchain will need to get up to speed quickly if the technology’s potential to reshape the industry is realised. Intelligent Insurer reports. 10 September 2016
Insurance
As a convergence with the capital markets continues apace, Geraint Anderson, one-time bad boy of the investment banking world turned author, offers a stark warning of the culture of greed and excess that the reinsurance industry must avoid. 7 September 2016
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