Articles by L.S. Howard

Swiss Re Reports Q1 Loss as Ukraine War, Natural Disasters and COVID Take Their Toll

Swiss Re reported a group net loss of $248 million during the first quarter, as a result of headwinds such as the war in Ukraine, higher-than-expected natural catastrophes and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This loss compares with net income of …

Natural Disasters Cost Global Economy $32B in Q1, With Only $14B Insured: Aon

Preliminary economic losses from natural hazards during the first quarter of 2022 totaled $32 billion, of which less than 50% (or $14 billion), was covered by public and private insurers, according to a report published by Aon. Although the first …

Aspen Becomes 17th Insurer to Stop Insuring Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline

Lloyd’s of London syndicate Aspen Insurance has decided to cut ties with the existing Trans Mountain pipeline when its current insurance policy expires this summer, according to the climate activist group, Coal Action Network. Aspen joins 16 other insurers that …

Is AXIS Selling Its Reinsurance Business? Some Say: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

AXIS Capital Holding’s chief executive officer would not comment on reports that the company is looking to sell its reinsurance unit. But a market commentary from Wells Fargo Securities said: “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” During a first quarter earnings …

Ending Collateral Requirements for Non-U.S. Reinsurers – It’s Been a Long Time Coming

Financially strong EU and UK reinsurers will finally see the end of collateral requirements for business they write in the United States — changes that have been more than 20 years in the making. Effective Oct. 1, 2022, reinsurers, which …

Aspen Becomes 17th Insurer to Stop Insuring Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline

Lloyd’s of London syndicate Aspen Insurance has decided to cut ties with the existing Trans Mountain pipeline when its current insurance policy expires this summer, according to the climate activist group, Coal Action Network. Aspen joins 16 other insurers that …

Natural Disasters Cost Global Economy $32B in Q1, With Only $14B Insured: Aon

Preliminary economic losses from natural hazards billion during the first quarter of 2022 totaled $32, of which less than 50% (or $14 billion), was covered by public and private insurers, according to a report published by Aon. Although the first …

Secondary Perils Responsible for Growing Share of Disaster Claims: RMS

Not only did natural catastrophes in 2021 break insurance claims records, but they also highlighted the growing cost of non-modeled characteristics of disasters, which are altering the industry’s understanding of these risks, according to a report published by RMS. “Secondary …

Floods Drive Economic Losses in 2021, but Only 25% of Risks Are Insured: Swiss Re

More than 50 severe flood events around the world caused combined economic losses of $82 billion in 2021, while insured losses stood at slightly more than $20 billion — more evidence of a large ongoing global insurance protection gap of …

Malloy Departs SiriusPoint, a Year After Company’s Launch

Dan Malloy has left SiriusPoint Ltd., a year after the company was formed from the merger of specialty reinsurer Third Point Reinsurance and Sirius International Insurance Group, a multi-line insurer and reinsurer. On April 6, 2022, SiriusPoint Ltd. entered into …