ILS market faces natural pause in pipeline
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is facing a possible brief doldrum in 2019, before reviving in the second half of the year, according to Paul Schultz, chief executive of Aon Securities.
Powering the bionic underwriter of the future
The use of artificial intelligence in future underwriting was the topic of a webinar organised by Intelligent Insurer on March 7, 2019.
Purely digital insurers and their service providers increase the attractiveness of Germany’s insurance market
The current wave of insurtech startups is producing purely digital insurers that are competing with the established players, says Ingolf Putzbach, managing director of sum.cumo, an end-to-end provider for the digitisation of insurance companies.
Burnt by the Fyre: lessons in festival insurance
Two years on from the failure that was the Fyre Festival, what lessons can be learned in terms of obtaining event insurance? Intelligent Insurer investigates.
Pressure from anti-coal activists highlights investment dilemmas
As companies rid themselves of coal-related assets and other elements that are linked to the fuel, Intelligent Insurer looks at the reasons behind this—and the potential implications for other investment decisions.
Managing the office romance
The re/insurance industry is no stranger to sex scandals. Relationships between colleagues will happen no matter what, so how can employers ensure they protect themselves and their workforce when Cupid’s arrow lands? Intelligent Insurer reports.
What ILS funds must learn from Irma
Despite a multitude of other catastrophes in 2018, the single biggest loss event for reinsurers was so-called loss creep from 2017’s Hurricane Irma. Dirk Lohmann of Schroders examines what went wrong and what the industry must learn.
The secrets to a successful MGA—and a warning
More managing general agents are being created all the time. But what will determine which succeed and which fall by the wayside? Intelligent Insurer investigates.
The insurer winning business by battling discrimination
Managing general agent Emerald Life was created to meet a very specific gap in the insurance market, caused by discrimination. Intelligent Insurer investigates.
Risk modellers grapple with wildfire risk in wake of record losses
The Californian wildfires of 2018 set new records in terms of losses and left risk modelling agencies scrambling to reassure insurers they can get a handle on the risks.
