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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
Insurance
Reinsurers—especially those writing long-tail quota share business—should pay much closer attention to the financial health of their cedants or face what could be dire consequences if that insurer goes out of business. 11 September 2017
Insurance
As interest and investment in the insurtech sector rapidly grows, many executives increasingly believe that what was once considered hype around this sector’s potential to transform re/insurance will now become a reality. 11 September 2017
Insurance
There is a real opportunity to improve reinsurance processes with the use of blockchain technology, which can deliver cost savings and efficiency gains of 30 percent by taking out unnecessary reconciliation, repetitive duplication of work and waiting times. 11 September 2017
Insurance
Flaspöhler, part of NMG Consulting, conducts an annual, global survey of brokers and insurance executives to illustrate reinsurers’ competitive positioning and concerns. Here, we reveal the top challenges for insurance executives in EMEA. 11 September 2017
Insurance
Rating agency Fitch has said its outlook for the global reinsurance sector in 2018 remains negative as falling prices and low investment yields put pressure on profits. 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
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
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