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Risk Management

Probitas 1492 partners with KYND to grow cyber book

The partnership seeks to boost underwriting, risk management, and capacity.   20 February 2024

Alternative Risk Transfer

The cat in the (aluminum foil) hat: cyber and other specialty risks to drive ILS growth

An investment in innovation to bring new risks to market is crucial to the future of the ILS sector, says Tom Johansmeyer of ISO/Verisk Insurance Solutions.   16 November 2016

Insurance

Specialist loss adjuster launches focusing on renewable energy market

Firm meets need in costing replacement of defunct green technology.   9 June 2025

Insurance

$2bn of cat bonds issued by re/insurers in 1Q16

Insurers and reinsurers issued approximately $2 billion in catastrophe bonds in the first quarter of 2016, up 35 percent from last year’s record result, according to the latest Catastrophe Bond Report by Verisk Insurance Solutions.   7 April 2016

Insurance

ILS can diversify into energy, marine, terror and cyber

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market needs to embrace more forms of risk, according to Tom Johansmeyer, assistant vice president, PCS strategy and development at ISO Claims Analytics.   14 September 2016

Insurance

US P&C insurers report $1.5bn net underwriting loss in 1H16

Private property/casualty insurers in the US reported a $1.5 billion net underwriting loss in the first half of 2016, the first year-to-date net underwriting loss in more than three years, and saw their net income after taxes drop to $21.7 billion in the first half of 2016 from $31 billion year-on-year.   6 October 2016

Alternative Risk Transfer

Original risk: cats, boxes, and a taste for offshore energy

To drive sustained profitable growth new markets are needed, and offshore energy could represent a significant opportunity, says Tom Johansmeyer, assistant vice president, reinsurance services, marketing at ISO/Verisk Insurance Solutions.   23 June 2016

Insurance

SiriusPoint raids rivals for tech talent to help ‘transform’ business

The re/insurer has grabbed talent from the likes of Hiscox, Arch, Validus and ProSight.   3 May 2022

Insurance

2023 heatwave fuels debate over climate emergency

The role of the re/insurance market in climate change education was stressed at SIRC.   1 November 2023

Insurance

Low cat claims and reserve releases boost US insurers’ Q1 results

The net income of private US property/casualty insurers more than doubled to $17.1 billion in first-quarter 2018 from $7.9 billion in first-quarter 2017, helped by lower catastrophe losses and increased reserve releases, according to a study by ISO, a Verisk business, and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).   12 July 2018

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