Risk & Capital Management
Insurance-Linked Securities on Track to Break Issuance Records: Willis
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) will break issuance records last set in 2007 as the embrace of alternative investments in the property/casualty industry continues to grow, according to an update ...
How to Unlock ‘Trapped Limits’ in Your Reinsurance Program
An insurance company that purchases three $100 million layers of property-catastrophe coverage may find it is short of coverage if three $200 million events occur, even though the total coverage ...
Hundreds of Ohio Quakes Tied to Fracking in New Study
A new study suggests fracking triggered hundreds of small, unnoticeable earthquakes in eastern Ohio late last year, months before the state first linked seismic activity to the much-debated ...
In Venezuela, Oil Price Plunge Makes Debt Insurance Costs Soar
The cost for insuring Venezuelan sovereign debt against default or restructuring surged on Wednesday as global oil prices swooned to a 27-month low before rebounding, illustrating rising investor ...
Allstate Beefs Up Investment Management Roster
Allstate Corp. is bringing on some new executives focused on the investment side of its operations. The largest publicly traded personal lines insurer in the United States said it hired Russell ...
Zurich Insurance CIO Wants New Rules to Protect Green Bond Boom
The integrity of the fast-growing "green bond" market is at risk unless a clear definition of what passes for green can be agreed, Zurich Insurance's investment chief told the Reuters Global Climate ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Unveils New Coverage For Executives
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is rolling out out insurance coverage to address exposures for executives and their companies regarding oversight of their employee benefit plans. Dubbed ...
Allied World Grabs Blue Vista Stake
Allied World Assurance Co. agreed to take a stake in private-equity firm Blue Vista Capital Management LLC in a push into real estate investing. The insurer will also invest $225 million of its ...