Claims Inflation, Weakening Price Momentum Could Hit Reinsurer, London Mkt Profits April 21, 2022 The global reinsurance and London market sectors face increased risks from rising claims inflation, financial market volatility and weakening price...
EU’s Tweak to Sanctions Allows Some Aircraft Lessors to Sell Stranded Jets to Russia April 15, 2022 By Siddharth Philip and Alberto Nardelli An amendment to European Union sanctions last week created a potential path for some aircraft financiers to sell jets held...
Russia’s Seizure of Foreign Jets Triggers Wave of Insurance Claims From Leasing Firms March 24, 2022 By Siddharth Philip and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon Russia’s move to transfer almost 800 foreign-owned jets to its own aircraft register amid foreign sanctions has triggered a wave...
Aviation Re/insurers Face Claims as High as $10B From Planes Grounded in Russia March 22, 2022 Insurers and reinsurers could face claims as high as US$10 billion in a worst-case scenario due to the grounding of...
Financial Market Volatility From Russia-Ukraine War Likely to Affect European Insurers March 22, 2022 The Russia-Ukraine war is more likely to affect the European insurance sector through second-order financial market volatility than through direct...
Loss Experience Drives Prices During January Reinsurance Renewals: Fitch January 19, 2022 Loss-affected lines of business, such as property catastrophe in Europe, cyber or retrocession, continued to see significant price increases during...
Reinsurers’ 2022 Profit Outlook Better Than Primary Insurers: Fitch January 13, 2022 By Susanne Sclafane The trailing impacts of premium and loss trends on the books of property/casualty reinsurers makes the 2022 outlook for reinsurers...
Despite Mitigation Efforts, Cyber Attacks and Rate Hikes to Continue in 2022 January 5, 2022 By Mark Hollmer As dramatic as escalating ransomware attacks and rapidly climbing cyber insurance rates have been in 2021, both trends will continue...
Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Renewal Rates to Rise by More Than 10%: Fitch December 7, 2021 Reinsurance rates are expected to increase by more than 10% in catastrophe-related lines of business when contracts are renewed in...
Big Europe Reinsurers See Strong 9M Earnings Despite High Natural Disaster Losses November 15, 2021 All four major European reinsurers reported a strong improvement in earnings for the nine months, compared to the same period...