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NewsQBE’s Horton: Industry “not getting pricing right” in world of more cat losses
The industry’s failure to price cat risk appropriately over a number of years is why the market is only now “reacting quite heavily”, said QBE’s chief executive Andrew Horton.
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QBE’s Horton: Inflation will “stick around” longer than banks predict it will
Inflation is likely to be around for longer than most central banks and governments predict and the industry should be prepared for that, QBE’s chief executive Andrew Horton has warned.
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Axis’ Tizzio: E&S rates show “continued firming” in response to loss cost trends and nat cats
Axis is looking to grow its E&S books as it continues to expand its wholesale division, supported by firming rates stemming from an uptick in nat cat losses and loss cost trends, the company’s Vincent Tizzio has said.
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Kita’s Dorfman: Growth in carbon insurance crucial to delivery of offset solutions
The insurance industry must enhance its footprint in the carbon offsetting space by financing solutions made possible with more readily available pricing data to help accelerate the removal of carbon from the atmosphere, Kita CEO Natalia Dorfman has said.
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Aon’s Ferreira: LatAm (re)insurance market “very resilient” in inflationary environment
While challenging macroeconomic factors continue to weigh on Latin America, the region’s (re)insurance market has demonstrated its ability to withstand the pressures from inflation and recession, Aon’s Paula Ferreira has said.
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Key takeaways from RenRe’s latest Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum 2022
October saw RenaissanceRe’s 16th annual Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum hosted in London, in partnership with ClimateWise and The Insurer.
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CISL’s Seega: Cross-industry collaboration “absolutely key” to solving puzzle of climate
The issue of climate change cannot be solved on its own, and it is “absolutely key” that (re)insurers collaborate with other industries to tackle this problem, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)’s Nina Seega has warned.
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RenRe’s Manson urges industry to accelerate collaboration with emergent carbon markets
The (re)insurance industry’s involvement in supporting investors and clients in the carbon markets is crucial for the nascent sector to reach its full potential, RenaissanceRe’s Jeff Manson has said.
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RenRe’s Carr: Industry must create momentum behind climate sustainability or face a “tragedy on the horizon”
RenaissanceRe’s Cathal Carr has stressed the need for increased momentum around climate sustainability, which is essential to create a resilient global market as the (re)insurance industry looks to aid the transition to a green economy.
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Aon’s Dudley urges industry against “complete exclusion” from fossil fuels
The (re)insurance industry must continue supporting clients using fossil fuels to help them maintain the capital they need to transition to net zero, Aon’s Richard Dudley has said.
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Risk Spotlight: One reinvented workplace, many new threats
Flexible working models have changed the risk landscape significantly, creating new threats for both companies and individuals and considerably altering organisational risk profiles.
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Imagining the future of work
How Covid-19 accelerated a transformation in work models and changed the associated risk landscape forever
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Crawford’s Jupp: Employers must “re-examine” empathy towards employees to benefit customer experience
Employers must cultivate a culture of empathy towards employees so that they are able to support customers to the best of their ability, Crawford & Company’s Alister Jupp has said.
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Swiss Re’s Steinmann warns casualty ceding commissions “must come down” as inflation skyrockets
The upwards trend in ceding commissions across the casualty space “needs to come to an end” as reinsurers are increasingly challenged by the pricing environment, Swiss Re’s Thorsten Steinmann has said.
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Deloitte’s Johal: Reinsurance market heading towards “bifurcation”
Larger reinsurers will ramp up efforts to service more diverse markets and products while smaller players will focus on specialisation in a bifurcation of the reinsurance industry as it faces “one of its most important tipping points”, Deloitte partner Gurpreet Johal has predicted.
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Swiss Re’s da Victoria Lobo: Misunderstanding inflation will “short-change policyholders” towards underinsurance
It is imperative the reinsurance industry “captures inflation properly” ahead of the 1 January renewals so that clients do not face the risk of being underinsured, Swiss Re’s Nikhil da Victoria Lobo has warned.
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Sompo International’s Donelan: Hard property market will influence capital deployment in casualty
The expected hard market in property cat reinsurance at 1.1 will offer underwriters a “fair chance of a fair return” and may also impact capital allocation to casualty quota shares, potentially putting downward pressure on ceding commissions, according to Sompo International global reinsurance CEO Chris Donelan.
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Gallagher Re’s Bowen: Ian’s “surprising” storm surge and expansive wind damage to drive high loss costs
While wind damage will be the costliest component of Hurricane Ian, storm surge losses will also be significant given the system’s intensification and growing size as it made landfall in Florida, Gallagher Re chief science officer Steve Bowen has told The Insurer TV, with the executive also noting some positive ...
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Russell Group’s Basi: Inflation has exacerbated industry’s need for price correction
Concerns surrounding inflation have intensified the need for more aggressive price increases, as the picture over the last decade clearly demonstrates rates have not kept up with increasing loss levels, said Russell Group’s founder and managing director Suki Basi.
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Millette: “Stunted” retro market rollover expected at 1.1.23
Another “stunted” rollover in the retro market at 1 January 2023 is expected and will impose further capacity constraints at the 1 June renewal, Hudson Structured Capital Management’s co-founder and managing partner Mike Millette has warned.
