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A quiet hurricane season in the US was the biggest contributing factor to global insured losses from catastrophes totalling just $45 billion in 2013, a big decrease on the $81 billion of losses incurred by the industry in 2012, according to a report by Swiss Re. 26 March 2014
Insurance
The latest delay to the implementation date of Solvency II, which many now not come into force until January 2016, represents welcome breathing space for many insurers and reinsurers yet to make firm decisions on how to deal with legacy business and run-off portfolios. 3 April 2013
Insurance
Catlin Group posted very healthy growth in the first quarter of 2014 driven by its reinsurance book and international operations. While its CEO warned on softening rates in catastrophe-exposed lines, he said some hardening was occurring elsewhere. 14 May 2014
Insurance
In the winter of 2015-16 there were unprecedented levels of flooding across the north of the UK, with thousands of homes and businesses affected. Intelligent Insurer investigates the issues of modelling, flood defences and some possible implications for insurers. 23 February 2016
Alternative Risk Transfer
Tom Johansmeyer, AVP – Reinsurance Services, Marketing at ISO/Verisk Insurance Solutions takes a look at the cat bond lites, which are starting to play a big part in the ILS market. 21 January 2016
Alternative Risk Transfer
The government has made significant steps towards enabling the UK to become a centre for insurance-linked securities (ILS) business, but the devil will be in the detail writes Andrew Holderness, Global Head of Corporate Insurance Group at Clyde & Co. 21 January 2016
Insurance
An insurance trust offers a real alternative to letters of credit for UK and EU-based insurance programmes
looking to manage their collateral requirements, as Robert G. Quinn, senior vice president from Wells Fargo explains. 1 October 2012
Alternative Risk Transfer
Capital market solutions such as catastrophe bonds and collateralised quota-share reinsurance vehicles represent an increasingly viable alternative to the use of traditional reinsurance, according to a report by rating agency Fitch. 1 September 2012
Insurance
The influx of alternative capital into the industry in recent years will permanently change the industry’s capital structure, believes Brad Kading, president and executive director of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) speaking at this year’s International Insurance Society’s conference, which is being held in London this week. 24 June 2014
News
Healthy levels of reinsurance capacity combined with the convergence of traditional and alternative sources of capital helped keep rates stable in the recent April 1 renewals – a significant renewal date for the Asia Pacific region. 11 April 2013
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