Reinsurers’ Performance Keeps Improving on Underwriting Profits, ROE: Gallagher Re September 6, 2023 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers reported “a robust increase” in their capital base, improved underwriting profits as well as higher returns on equity and...
Diverging Cyber Cat Model Results Challenge Underwriters’ Risk Analysis: Guy Carpenter September 4, 2023 By L.S. Howard Significant progress has been made in advancing vendors’ cyber catastrophe models, but a notable degree of variability exists across model...
Reinsurers’ Cyber Rates Expected to Rise as They Seek to Regain Profitability: S&P August 29, 2023 By L.S. Howard More cyber reinsurance rate increases can be expected as reinsurers seek to regain underwriting profits in their cyber portfolios, according...
Munich Re Again Tops List of 50 Largest Reinsurers With Swiss Re at No. 2: AM Best August 23, 2023 By L.S. Howard Munich Re holds onto the top spot in AM Best’s annual ranking of the top 50 global reinsurance groups for...
Conditions Are Challenging, Claims Are Elevated, but Reinsurers’ Profits Return: Reports August 22, 2023 By L.S. Howard Despite extremely challenging conditions, with persistent and elevated claims activity, the global reinsurance segment returned an underwriting profit in 2022,...
Hedge Fund Manager Loeb Agrees to Hold Off Attempts to Take SiriusPoint Private August 10, 2023 By L.S. Howard Hedge Fund Manager Daniel S. Loeb has agreed he will not make further attempts to take SiriusPoint private for two...
Severe Convective Storms Top Insured Natural Disaster Losses in H1: Swiss Re August 9, 2023 By L.S. Howard Global natural catastrophes cost insurers US$50 billion in the first half, (H1 2022: $48 billion), with most of the losses...
Specialty P/C Insurers Outperform Their U.S. Peers: Report August 7, 2023 By L.S. Howard U.S. property/casualty insurers that focused on difficult to place risks distanced themselves from their peers in key metrics measuring earnings,...
Diverging Cyber Cat Model Results Challenge Underwriters’ Risk Analysis: Guy Carpenter August 1, 2023 By L.S. Howard Significant progress has been made in advancing vendor’s cyber catastrophe models, but a notable degree of variability exists across model...
Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $43B in H1, Surpassing 10-Yr Average: Munich Re July 28, 2023 By L.S. Howard Natural disasters during the first half of 2023 cost insurers an estimated US$43 billion with an overall economic price tag...