Risk & Capital Management
2018 Catastrophes Made ‘Muted Impact’ on Jan. 1 Renewals: Guy Carpenter
The overall impact of catastrophe losses on property rates was muted at the Jan. 1, 2019 reinsurance renewals, but the fourth-highest annual catastrophe loss year on record did create questions over ...
$9B to $13B in Insured Losses Estimated for Camp, Woolsey Calif. Fires: RMS
The Camp and Woolsey wildfires in California will likely cause between $9 billion and $13 billion in insured losses, catastrophe modeler RMS concludes in a new estimate. That breaks down to $7.5-$10 ...
Maiden Holdings’ A.M. Best Financial Strength Rating Dips Below ‘A’
Maiden Holdings is dealing with some A.M. Best ratings downgrades due to concerns about its operating performance. The ratings agency downgraded the long-term issuer credit rating to "bb" from "bb-" ...
ICOs: Understanding the Risks
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are already a multibillion-dollar strategy for raising capital and are growing in importance. They do, however, present significant and unresolved regulatory and ...
Sirius International Is Now a Public Company, Thanks to Easterly Merger
Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. is now a public company. The global multiline insurance and reinsurance group accomplished this by closing its previously announced merger with special ...
Allianz’s El-Erian: Trade War Is Risky, But Technology Presents a Slow-Moving Opportunity
Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic advisor for Allianz and former CEO of its PIMCO unit, warned that the evolving global trade war presents risks the insurance industry should worry about. On the ...
Cities Vulnerable to Climate Change Are Still Getting Their AAA Bond Ratings
Last fall, after a trio of deadly hurricanes, ratings companies warned vulnerable coastal cities to get ready for climate change -- or face higher borrowing costs on the $3.9 trillion municipal bond ...
Global Insurance M&A Activity Rose in H1 2018, Fueled By Mega Deals
Global insurance mergers and acquisitions rose to 37 billion euros in the first six months of 2018, with a host of mega deals resulting in the highest first-half total since the financial crisis, a ...