Lloyd’s Focuses on Delegated Authority Arrangements as Looming Market Risk October 3, 2024 By L.S. Howard While the Lloyd’s market reported its best first-half profit in 17 years, it isn’t resting on its laurels. It is...
Central European Insurers’ Financial Strength to Remain Solid Despite Severe Floods September 25, 2024 By L.S. Howard The heavy rains and severe floods of Storm Boris, which inundated Central and Eastern Europe during the second week in...
US Nuclear Verdicts Break Records and Drive Social Inflation to 7% in 2023: Report September 11, 2024 By L.S. Howard Nuclear verdicts in the United States are breaking records with 27 court cases each awarding compensation of more than US$100...
Hard Market ‘Supercycle’ Likely to Be Prolonged: Lloyd’s CEO Neal September 6, 2024 By L.S. Howard Now that the market has achieved a first-half profit of £4.9 billion with a combined ratio of 83.7—its best interim...
Lloyd’s Reports Best H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2007, With 83.7 Combined Ratio September 5, 2024 By L.S. Howard The Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance market reported overall profit before tax of £4.9 billion (US$6.4 billion), a 25.6% increase from...
Reinsurers’ Appetite for Natural Catastrophe Risks Grows – But Discipline Remains September 4, 2024 By L.S. Howard Top reinsurers are showing increasing – but disciplined – appetite for natural catastrophe risks as a result of rising demand,...
Severe Storms (Mostly in US) Account for 70% of Global Insured Natural Disaster Losses September 2, 2024 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses from natural catastrophes totaled US$60 billion during the first half of 2024, or 62% above the 10-year...
Munich Re and Swiss Re Both Top List of 2023’s Largest Reinsurers August 30, 2024 By L.S. Howard Munich Re tops the list of the world’s 50 largest reinsurers that use IFRS 17 reporting standards, while Swiss Re...
Hard Reinsurance Prices Likely to Last Longer Than in Previous Market Cycles: Report August 15, 2024 By L.S. Howard Hard reinsurance pricing conditions are likely to last longer than in previous market cycles mainly due to persistently high claims...
Insured Losses From UK Riots Will Be Manageable, With Claims Below £250M: Report August 13, 2024 By L.S. Howard Insured losses from recent riots in the United Kingdom are expected to remain at manageable levels with a limited impact...