Reinsurance
Liability Reinsurance Crisis Could Be Looming, CEO Says
"There could be a liability crisis in reinsurance in a couple of years," a reinsurance executive predicted this week. Ken Brandt, chair, president and chief executive officer of TransRe, offered the ...
Reinsurers React
Conditions in the global reinsurance market are also leading reinsurers to E&S carriers with stability and predictability in their casualty books, amid the search for ...
Questionable Loss Reserves: Are Legacy Reinsurance Deals the Answer?
Twenty years ago, an insurance carrier's use of reinsurance products like loss portfolio transfers and adverse development covers waved a red flag, signaling potential ...
32.7M Homes at Risk of Hurricane Damage, CoreLogic Report Shows
More than 32.7 million residential properties from Texas to Maine are at risk of moderate or severe damage sustained from hurricane-force winds, a new report shows. The large number of at-risk homes ...
Signals ‘Promising’ for Florida Reforms’ Impact, Reinsurance Still a Drag
Analysts with the AM Best financial rating firm and other stakeholders are cautiously optimistic about the resurrection of the Florida property insurance market, 18 months after state lawmakers ...
Property-Catastrophe Reinsurance Rates Drop by 5% at June Renewals: Howden Re
Property-catastrophe rates saw some moderating trends during the June 1 reinsurance renewals, with average risk-adjusted rates-on-line decreasing by 5 percent within a typical range of -7.5 percent ...
Where the AI Risks Are: Swiss Re’s Top 10 Ranking by Industry
The insurance industry came in sixth in a ranking of 10 major industries based on current AI risk, and seventh based on future risk, with health care replacing IT as the most exposed sector in the ...
Swiss Re to Withdraw From Digital Insurer iptiQ, Reports Q1 Net Income of $1.1B
Swiss Re announced plans to withdraw from its digital B2B2C insurance business, iptiQ, following a strategic review. The iptiQ business lost $250 million in 2023, but the loss was projected to be ...