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A more active than usual 2017 hurricane season with hurricanes Harvey and Irma hitting North America could prevent further declines in rates, Hannover Re CEO Ulrich Wallin, told Monte Carlo Today. 11 September 2017
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The combination of a more active hurricane season in North America turning pricing in the market and the ceasing of quantitative easing in the US and Europe could trigger an end to the declining profitability of property/casualty reinsurance business, according to Denis Kessler, the chief executive of SCOR. 11 September 2017
Insurance
Hurricane Harvey, which wreaked havoc in Texas at the end of August, may have the potential to revive discussions around the pricing of catastrophe risk, Torsten Jeworrek, head of reinsurance of Munich Re, told Monte Carlo Today. 11 September 2017
Insurance
Diversification is essential for evolving the cyber insurance market, yet expanding the cyber remit beyond data confidentiality and further into areas such as operational technology risk, data availability and integrity demands a common cyber risk currency, according to Morley Speed, managing director, and Carolyn Morley, chairman, global casualty, Guy Carpenter. 11 September 2017
Insurance
Hurricane Irma could possibly be a market-changing event, depending on its path and the level of damage it causes, according to Fitch Ratings. 11 September 2017
Insurance
Five seasoned executives from the re/insurance industry discussed technology, talent, reserves and, of course, pricing in the context of potentially costly hurricane losses at the annual S&P Reinsurance Roundtable at the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous. 11 September 2017
Insurance
Many non-US re/insurers and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds offering collateralised solutions are unaware that tax changes in the US mean they can now base their trusts onshore and use money market funds to invest the assets—a preferable option for several reasons. 11 September 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
The recent issuance of a new cat bond by the World Bank Group’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) covering natural catastrophes in Mexico, demonstrates the further maturity of the ILS sector and an increasing willingness by governments to use this form of risk transfer. 11 September 2017
Insurance
A rapidly changing risk landscape will mean many new risks for reinsurers to grapple with and overcome but these will also yield many opportunities for the industry, Bob Forness, chairman and chief executive officer of MultiStrat Holdings, told Monte Carlo Today. 11 September 2017
Insurance
As the US braces for Hurricane Irma, the re/insurance industry is preparing itself for the fallout from what could be one of the most costly losses to hit the industry in decades—and the big question is how alternative capital providers will react if losses escalate. 10 September 2017
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