Reinsurers More Likely to Report Natural Disaster Underwriting Losses: S&P August 15, 2017 Things could get rougher for global reinsurers if annual natural catastrophe claims keep moving closer to the long-term average, Standard...
Reinsurers Invest in Fintech Startups to Diversify and Grow in Soft Market August 11, 2017 By Oliver Suess When Micah Carr-Hill wanted to insure Chief, the Labrador that helps with his son’s autism therapy, he found an ally...
Soft Rates Begin to Hit Results – But Pain Continues at Mid-Year Renewals: Willis Re July 11, 2017 Despite the deterioration many reinsurers saw in the first quarter, mid-year renewals continued their downward pricing trajectory, according to Willis...
Swiss Re, Ping An Offer China’s 1st Mobile-Enabled Parametric Insurance Cover July 7, 2017 Swiss Re has partnered with Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Co. of China Ltd. to launch China’s first mobile-enabled...
Days of Cyber Insurers Avoiding Costly Claims May Be Numbered: Expert July 7, 2017 By Oliver Suess Cyber crime insurers largely avoided costly claims from the recent attacks that hit business around the globe. The next global...
Reinsurance Rates Continue to Soften with No End in Sight: S&P June 23, 2017 The global reinsurance sector is poised for yet another full year of declining rates, ensuring that a hoped-for bottom of...
Brave New World: 1st Reinsurance Product Heads to the Blockchain June 9, 2017 By L.S. Howard Second of Two Articles There has been a lot of press – and perhaps hype – about blockchain and its...
Excess Capacity Continues to Drive Rate Cuts at June Renewals: JLT Re Report June 5, 2017 Reinsurance rates fell for the sixth consecutive year at the June 1, 2017 renewals, according to a market commentary published...
Soft Reinsurance Prices to Continue Until Year-End – at Least: Fitch May 16, 2017 The soft pricing in the global reinsurance market will continue, at least, for the rest of the year, Fitch Ratings...
ILS Market Continues Growth Trend in Q1 2017: Willis Towers Watson April 26, 2017 Non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital grew again in Q1 2017, continuing the trend from 2016, according to the latest ILS...