Over the past 13 years Swiss Re’s Chief Economist, Kurt Karl has been through a succession of reinsurance market ups and downs, but the current situation is somewhat new, and, as he told the IJ at the Reinsurance Rendezvous, it …
As the former head of A.M. Best in London, and a senior executive with Standard & Poor’s, Litmus Analysis Senior Partner Stuart Shipperlee has a very complete knowledge of what re/insurance company ratings are, and, perhaps more importantly, what they …
Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford’s CEO, Toby Esser, has had a busy year since we last spoke with him at the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, but the company he heads (CSGC) is moving forward to realize cost savings from …
The Catlin Group’s roots go deep into the Lloyd’s market where it was formed 30 years ago. But Catlin has since become one of the most innovative companies in the global insurance hierarchy with offices in more than 50 cities …
“Disaster resilience should be encoded into the global financial system,” said James Vickers, Chairman of Willis Re International, in an interview at the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo. “It’s a big opportunity for the insurance industry.” Vickers was addressing the …
The PERILS Windstorm Exposure data for Europe is now available in the Impact Forecasting ELEMENTS format. In a telephone interview Adam Podlaha, head of Aon Benfield lmpact Forecasting, said that Aon Benfield has licensed the use of the PERILS data …
As the reinsurance industry prepares for its annual get together in Monte Carlo next week, a number of analytical reports have appeared, which show that, despite some significantly good numbers for the first six months of 2014, there are storm …
Willis Group Holdings plc has appointed Huichih Ko as Chairman of Willis Asia, effective September 9. He will be initially based in the Singapore HQ of Willis Asia, which employs around 890 associates in 36 offices. The announcement said he …
Lloyd’s of London began and remains a specialized market (not an insurance company). It accepts risks that are too large, or too complex, or both, that do not lend themselves to coverage through more “normal channels.” Each policy resembles a …
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announce the appointment of Kuno Linder as Country Manager Germany. He will be based in Munich and be in charge of the company’s interests in the German commercial insurance market, concentrating on the development and implementation …
