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Four actions insurers can take to advance the sustainability agenda
Isabelle Santenac, EY global insurance sector leader, looks at the role the insurance sector can play in addressing sustainability challenges
Is the race for digital transformation leaving equality, diversity and inclusion behind?
Without taking a holistic approach to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), companies compromise their efforts and are in danger of being perceived as only paying lip service to the cause, warns Jeniz White, associate at Browne Jacobson LLP
Five common misunderstandings on climate change and natural catastrophes
AIR Worldwide’s Shane Latchman highlights some of the challenges in climate risk assessment.
Working toward a sustainable future
As the world celebrates Earth Day, John Huff of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) looks at the island’s role in closing the global protection gap.
The Hartford – PPL and a digital journey in London
Colin Sprott, chief international underwriting officer, and Matt Pasterfield, chief international operating officer, at The Hartford in London talk about their transformational journey and the role PPL has played.
The PM interview: Stephen Leeret
In this month’s issue we talk to Stephen Leeret, senior vice president of Allied World’s North America programs division, about key dynamics driving the sector and what it was like coming in to run the unit in the middle of Covid-19…
What are the XoL reinsurance Implications of the UK’s BI FCA Test Case?
The 15 January Supreme Court judgment on disputed business interruption (BI) claims will have a significant impact on property insurers but its findings do not govern the reinsurance response to Covid losses, according to Guy Carpenter.
BI test case: Implications for the insurance market
Now that the dust has settled from the Financial Conduct Authority’s test case over disputed business interruption claims, the (re)insurance sector – and its lawyers – can now assess the long-term implications of the Supreme Court ruling.
Can parametric insurance help build disaster resilience in the US?
New approaches to risk transfer need to be explored and developed to fill coverage gaps in the face of increasing climate-related risks, argue MMC’s Alex Bernhardt and Carolyn Kousky of UPenn’s Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center
Supreme Court judgment fires starting pistol for Covid-19 reinsurance battle
The 15 January Supreme Court judgment will have a significant impact on property insurers, having effectively broadened the cover available to policyholders under non-damage business interruption extensions of cover.
Why hurricane risk modelling has to change
Following another active season, Martin Bertogg, head of cat perils and cyber at Swiss Re Institute, questions whether the way the industry models hurricane risk needs to evolve.
Judgment Day II: What to expect from the appeal of the FCA test case…
As The Insurer revealed yesterday, on Friday the Supreme Court will hand down its judgment on the Financial Conduct Authority’s appealed landmark test case on disputed Covid-19 business interruption claims in a verdict expected to have far-reaching consequences for both UK carriers and policyholders.
SolarWinds exposes cyber risk assessment gap
QOMPLX president and general manager of insurance Alastair Speare-Cole says that regardless of the size of insured losses, the hack of US network management software firm SolarWinds is a wake-up call to the industry and insureds.
The $350bn US legacy opportunity
BMS’ Mory Katz tells The Insurer that all existing long-tail reserves are potential opportunities to utilise a growing range of run-off products, as insurers look to legacy solutions as part of their overall capital management strategy.
Shift in “risk perception” to sustain pricing momentum in 2021
A clear adjustment in risk perception among (re)insurers is set to drive continued pricing momentum at other significant renewals in 2021, said David Flandro, managing director of HX Analytics and Howden Capital Markets.
A eulogy for concurrency
Jeff Irvan, chief property officer at BMS, says non-concurrent reinsurance placements are becoming increasingly commonplace as quoting ranges widen…
Good fundamentals
Prime Holdings Insurance Services chairman and CEO Rick Lindsey says proper claims handling, not hard market price increases, is the route to underwriting profitability for insurers.
Deadbeat insurer!
The world is going through an extraordinary moment due to the Covid-19 crisis, and while all sectors have been hit, the (re)insurance sector has been particularly affected for two main reasons, writes Hervé Nessi, chief underwriting officer at CCR Re.
Building financial resilience for pandemics
Widespread availability of pandemic insurance, through the industry’s private sector incentives and the federal government’s access to capital, would provide policyholders with long-term incentives to reduce their risks from contagious diseases, argues Daniel Kaniewski, managing director at Marsh & McLennan Companies.
Cleary: Reinsurers must brace for mounting Covid-19 disputes
As Covid-19-related losses creep their way up through reinsurance layers, “a number of issues” are beginning to arise and a new litigious battleground is forming.
Appeal: What to expect as the FCA test case heads to the Supreme Court
Can cedants aggregate their Covid-19 losses arising from the first and second lockdowns?
Carbon’s Card: 35% SIAB expense ratio a “challenge”
Efficient and innovative MGA model drives strong growth in US program sector: Jameson
E&S barriers to entry will limit impact from start-up capital: Iglesias
Caribbean reinsurance-buying habits evolve in light of losses: Swiss Re’s Müller
Industry is underestimating hurricane risk: Swiss Re’s Pande
Swiss Re’s Lot: Sustainable profitability key to long-term partnerships
Up next: hyper social inflation?
Swiss Re’s da Victoria Lobo: Infectious disease exclusions set to dominate renewal discussions
Cyber underwriters avoid Covid exclusions even as ransomware concerns soar
Lessons from a pandemic
Social inflation, elevated cats and low interest rates are main 1.1 drivers: Wolfe
Harnessing market conditions for DA success
Swiss Re’s Lohbeck: Early renewal requests telling of state of the market
Swiss Re’s Baertschi: Secondary perils creeping up industry losses as climate change worsens
The changing nature of risk
Leading from the front
Casualty upheaval places profitability in the spotlight at renewal: Guy Carpenter’s Ross
Bermuda’s relevance in global market grows as submissions soar
Rethinking war exclusions will help better manage cyber catastrophe risk
Ethnicity and mental health dominate D&I agenda
ILS funds could move towards pandemic risk as reinsurers step back
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Investment for a sustainable future
Are we in for another record-breaking year?
Insurers running to flood, not away from it
GC’s Carter: D&I agenda is “critical” for future industry success
Communication is key as Covid-19 places mental wellbeing top of the agenda: Aon’s Christian
Global cat pool needs “significant” improvements at renewal: Axis Re’s Arora
Will retro hardening fuel reinsurance rating momentum at 1.1?
Passing the test?
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Investor interest builds after Covid-19 demonstrates ILS value as an asset class
What is the ‘new normal’?
What would be different if hurricane Katrina hit today?
Getting in front of growth opportunities
The real-world allure of the ‘cat bond’
Interconnected exposures
Real partners feel the pain
Trends, truth and trajectory of mortgage reinsurance
Legal blind spots
Building property momentum for 1.1
Shaping a more sustainable future
Engaging with innovators to better manage risks
Swiss Re’s Ojeisekhoba: Liability lines require multiple years of “double-digit” rate rises
Looking to the numbers in marine treaty
Unknown territory
Will Covid-19 infect your corporate strategy?
Why reputation and relevance has never mattered more for our industry