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Despite losses from the recent hurricanes set to exceed $100 billion, AM Best still expects the losses to have only a limited impact on the sector’s capital, making this an earnings event more than a capital event for the overall US property/casualty industry.   16 October 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
The wide divergence in loss estimates given by the risk modelling community in the aftermath of the US hurricanes could prompt more re/insurers to invest in their own analytical capabilities and get a better handle on their data.   16 October 2017
Insurance
While cyber insurance and reinsurance is expected to enjoy strong growth in the years ahead, there remain considerable challenges to the companies operating in this market, including the ability to price the risks accurately and get a handle on accumulation risks.   16 October 2017
Insurance
Reinsurers and large insurers are at risk of being hit by unexpectedly large losses stemming from a large cyber attack on a par with substantial hurricane losses in the US—because they do not understand their aggregations to this exposure.   16 October 2017
Insurance
US insured losses associated with wind and coastal flooding from Hurricane Nate will not exceed $500 million, according to RMS.   16 October 2017
Insurance
While the industry has enough capital to handle the losses from the recent hurricanes, even at the higher end of estimates, it will be the psychology of the market that will determine potential changes in rates, with the fear factor having an important role to play, Brian Schneider, Fitch Ratings’ global head of reinsurance, told PCI Today.   16 October 2017
Insurance
The recent string of hurricanes and other events that have hit the re/insurance industry in the third quarter of 2017 have also provided it with the opportunity to step up and play its part, according to Brian Ingle, head of analytics at Willis Towers Watson (WTW).   16 October 2017
Insurance
Explaining what big data is, how it can be used and its benefits to regulators is an important issue for the property/casualty industry—not least to dispel the notion that insurers use such information to their own ends and not to benefit customers, Kurt Bock, the incoming chair of the PCI’s board, told PCI Today.   16 October 2017
Insurance
The recent hurricanes have turned the spotlight on to the importance of flood modelling, which has come a long way in a short amount of time, Pete Dailey, vice president and head of global flood models at RMS, told PCI Today.   16 October 2017
Insurance
S&P Global Ratings has announced that it expects US property/casualty (P/C) insurers’ credit to be resilient in the face of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria (HIM) in its latest rating report.   16 October 2017

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