Risk & Capital Management
Has the Reinsurance Cycle Reached Bottom? Opinions Vary at the Rendez-Vous
It may be wishful thinking – but some major reinsurers are hoping the bottom of the reinsurance cycle is at hand. Both Swiss Re and Hannover Re told journalists at this year's reinsurance ...
Reinsurance Capital Hits High of $585B for First Time: Aon Benfield
Reinsurance capital reached record levels in the first half of 2016, hitting a new high of $585 billion. Aon Benfield's latest Reinsurance Market Outlook report puts that number in perspective, ...
U.S. Motor Vehicle Premiums Will Plunge as Autonomous Vehicles Advance: Aon Benfield
The rollout of autonomous vehicles over the next few decades could lead to a massive reduction in U.S. motor vehicle premiums in the coming years, Aon Benfield said in a new report. Expectations are ...
Reinsurers’ Profits Risk Falling Below Cost of Capital: S&P
Reinsurers' profits will soon drop below their cost of capital and could remain there until the underwriting or investment cycle turns, according to Standard & Poor's in a new report. S&P ...
Cat Bond Payments Match Traditional Reinsurers on Reliability Scale: S&P
Some traditional reinsurers have asserted that catastrophe bonds are unreliable in terms of paying claims after major events. A new Standard & Poor's article rebukes that idea. "We have explored ...
How Risk Management Can Fuel Innovation
We generally do not tend to think of innovation and risk management as compatible themes. Innovation conjures up images of bold new ideas, thinking outside the box, disrupting established ways of ...
Norwegian Insurer Nears First Sale of Industry’s Newest, Riskiest Bonds
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA is on track to become the first insurer to issue a new type of bond that will become the industry's riskiest debt. The Norwegian company may sell as much as 1 billion kroner ...
Carl Icahn is Pleased. Can AIG CEO Peter Hancock Exhale Now?
Carl Icahn, who won representation to the board of American International Group Inc. after threatening a proxy battle, said he's warming to the approach of the insurer's chief executive officer. " ...