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Munich Re’s Hopke views cyber as strategic growth area, despite fact segment is still small
Insurance
Cyber is one of Munich Re’s main strategic growth areas, according to Doris Hopke, member of the board of management at the reinsurer. She said that while the cyber segment part of the firm’s market “is still small” the number of incidents is increasing rapidly, and the financial impact of these incidents is becoming more severe.   22 October 2019
Reaping the rewards of an upgrade
Insurance
Following its rating upgrade to ‘A’ last year, Sava Re is taking on more cat business and enjoying steady growth, as the firm’s Peter Skvarča and Edward Ottino tell Baden-Baden Today.   22 October 2019
Reinsurers in good shape as threat of no-deal Brexit looms
Insurance
Reinsurers are better placed to cope with a possible departure of the UK from the EU with no agreed deal than UK primary insurers, according to Graham Coutts, EMEA head of reinsurance at Fitch Ratings.   22 October 2019
Insurance
S&P Global Ratings has maintained a stable outlook on the global reinsurance sector although the fundamental secular competitive trends haven’t abated. Karakuyu and Johannes Bender summarise S&P’s 2020 Reinsurance Sector Outlook.   22 October 2019
Insurance
AM Best has identified 30 insurers with substantial terrorism exposures and a heavy reliance on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (TRIPRA), which is due to expire on December 31, 2020—something the rating agency has described as a significant concern.   21 October 2019
Insurance
The market should brace itself for some disruption if the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) is not extended in 2020—and carriers should definitely assume that changes to the terrorism backstop will be made, and prepare accordingly.   21 October 2019
Insurance
Bermuda remains the global leader in the ILS space. Helen Goonewardene, vice president, business development at HSBC Securities Services, Bermuda, told APCIA Today why.   21 October 2019
Insurance
Most lines of business in Munich Re Syndicate’s portfolio are seeing rates increase and, in some cases, a quite significant increase, according to Dominick Hoare, the syndicate’s group chief underwriting officer.   21 October 2019
Insurance
Credit fundamentals will continue to reflect intense pricing competition and low investment yields, limiting profitability in the reinsurance sector.   21 October 2019
Insurance
Bermuda-based Maiden Reinsurance, the principal operating subsidiary of Maiden Holdings, has submitted filings to re-domesticate from Bermuda to the US state of Vermont.   21 October 2019

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