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Unless there is an appreciation of looking at flood risk more holistically and using some of the science-driven solutions available, the industry will continue to be surprised by increasingly intense rainfall episodes such as those seen with Hurricane Harvey, Jay Guin, chief research officer at AIR Worldwide, told Monte Carlo Today. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Flood losses triggered by Hurricane Harvey, which struck Texas at the end of August, are likely to push up the debt of the US National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and affect its reauthorisation set for the end of September, Matt Reid, managing director of JBA Risk Management USA, told Monte Carlo Today. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Funding from the re/insurance and capital markets can help narrow the protection gap that exists in underinsured populations—a problem highlighted by Hurricane Harvey, Stephan Ruoff, CEO of Tokio Millennium Re (TMR), told Monte Carlo Today. 10 September 2017
Insurance
The record-breaking level of rainfall from Hurricane Harvey—combined with potentially high losses from Hurricane Irma—will help determine what, if anything, the market has learned since the 2005 hurricane season, the last time several major hurricanes made landfall. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Some executives running managing general agents (MGAs) should be prepared for the potential effect on their own businesses of losses from the series of hurricanes that have hit the US and the Caribbean—even if they have no direct exposure to the area. 10 September 2017
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Some 18 months ago, Stephen Postlewhite, chief executive officer of Aspen Re, was moved to head up the group’s insurance business and tasked with repositioning the business and implementing a new business model. He spoke to Intelligent Insurer about his achievements so far and the challenges to come. 9 September 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
Hurricane Irma is expected to cause much higher insured losses than Hurricane Harvey and may result in a capital event for re/insurers, said a report published Sept. 8 by S&P Global Ratings. 9 September 2017
Insurance
With total economic losses estimated to reach tens of billions of dollars at the minimum, Harvey is likely to become one of the costliest natural disasters on record, according to Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team Impact Forecasting. 9 September 2017
Insurance
The US Congress has extended the deadline to renew or repeal its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). 9 September 2017
Insurance
Hurricane Irma, which is set to hit Southeastern Florida late Saturday (Sept. 9) or on Sunday poses a risk to 13 rated catastrophe bonds, according to S&P Global Ratings. 8 September 2017
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