April 22, 2011
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp, has released the latest edition of its “Fac Quarterly report,” which provides an analysis of trends witnessed in the facultative reinsurance market during the first quarter of 2011. …
April 21, 2011
The latest edition of the Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report, which analyses the year end 2010 financial position of the world’s leading reinsurers and examines how 2011 catastrophe losses may affect their capital positions, estimates that “total Global Reinsurer Capital …
April 19, 2011
Companies operating in politically volatile regions of the world may soon find they are “unable to retain sufficient insurance coverage to protect their assets and staff,” according to a new report by global insurance broker, Willis Group. The report also …
April 18, 2011
Piracy at sea hit an all-time high in the first three months of 2011, with 142 attacks worldwide, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) global piracy report revealed. The IMB said the “sharp rise was driven …
March 31, 2011
A report from Willis Re, the reinsurance brokerage arm of Willis Group Holdings, notes that “relatively orderly price movements at the April 1 Japanese reinsurance renewals reveal that the Tohoku Earthquake is not the catalyst that will bring about a …
March 21, 2011
The Markets Group of Alliant Insurance Services has compiled a comprehensive report – the 2011 Global Macro Risk Ratings – which examines the the insurable political and economic risks in 175 countries. Alliant noted that the report comprises “some 1,300 …
March 16, 2011
A new report from A.M. Best notes that Panama’s insurance market is the largest in Central America, and is expected to continue to produce significant premium growth in the next few years. Best noted that the “expansion of the Panama …
March 9, 2011
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a bulletin analyzing last week’s European Court Of Justice ruling that prohibits gender-based discrimination in the calculation of insurance premiums and benefits. S&P said it is “likely to have a neutral effect on …
March 8, 2011
A report from A.M. Best Co. provides a timely analysis of the fast approaching implementation of the European Commission’s long-awaited Solvency II insurance regulations, which are now scheduled to come into force as of for January 1, 2013. Best noted …
March 4, 2011
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., has released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during February. The report, published by Impact Forecasting, …