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Sustainability move by BlackRock could signal seismic shift for insurers
American investment firm among 10 biggest shareholders of coal insurers including AIG, Tokio Marine, W.R Berkley and Markel.
Catastrophe modelling: the key to unlocking growth in cyber ILS
Laurel Di Silvestro, principal client services, and Matthew Silley, client services manager, at CyberCube, take a look at how catastrophe modelling could help spur growth in cyber ILS.
Reinsurance: reshaping for a difficult future
Senior executives met to discuss how the industry can rise to the challenge of accelerating change at the Intelligent Insurer and Allianz roundtable at SIRC 2019 in Singapore.
ILS continues to mature
Clive O’Connell, partner, head of insurance and reinsurance at McCarthy Denning, gives his thoughts on why 2020 could be a great year for the ILS market.
Expanded industry loss reporting: an end to renewal propaganda
As 2019 comes to an end Tom Johansmeyer, head of PCS at Verisk, looks back at the year.
Protecting the Belt & Road
China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the economic project which aims to recreate the ancient Silk Road that linked Europe to Asia, needs protecting. ILS could provide the perfect solution, as Kirill K. Savrassov, chief executive of Phoenix CRetro Reinsurance Company, tells Intelligent ILS.
Are we close to a billion-dollar cyber risk loss year?
Tom Johansmeyer, head of PCS at Verisk, investigates the chances of the ILS market’s hitting a $1 billion cyber risk loss this year.
Guernsey demonstrates agility and innovation in ILS market
Dominic Wheatley, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explains how recent developments in Guernsey have left the jurisdiction stronger and ready for growth in insurance-linked securities and reinsurance.
Investors draw breath
ILS investors have been battered by a series of trials in recent years including losses, loss creep, trapped capital and disappointing rate increases. Some may have paused for thought, but there is no sign of the majority walking away yet. Intelligent Insurer reports.
Resisting the seduction of models
The nat cat loss experiences of 2017 and 2018 have shown the weaknesses of relying upon a standardised external model without internal enhancement through the application of expert judgement and actuarial technique. Dirk Lohmann of Schroders investigates the solutions.
