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MS Amlin forecasts “substantially above average” hurricane activity
“The insurance industry can help people and businesses to absorb...
EU may sanction Russia’s Ingosstrakh Insurance
The G-7 price cap on Russian crude oil and petroleum products bans...
Global Claims: APAC accounts for 17 % of total value, fires & explosions cause largest losses for business: Allianz
“The report highlights the increasingly high values at risk for businesses and their insurers alike,” says Philipp Cremer, Global Head of Claims, AGCS. “In today’s interconnected and globalized business environment, financial losses are increasing due to geographical concentration of values – often in risk-exposed areas – and from the knock-on effects of global supply chains and networks. Looking to the future, new technologies bring business benefits but also risks and claims. However, they also provide an opportunity to prevent and mitigate losses and improve the claims settlement process for our customers.”
Peak Re launches first Asian reinsurance sidecar transaction
The establishment of this special financial structure, commonly known as a “reinsurance sidecar”, allows investors to take on the risk and benefit from specific books of an insurance or reinsurance company
AM Best revises 2019 Global Reinsurance Outlook to Stable
OLDWICK, N.J: AM Best has revised its market segment outlook for the global reinsurance industry to stable from negative for 2019, citing factors stemming from a growing alignment between traditional and third-party capital among non-life reinsurers. A more-stabilized...
California takes over insurance company unable to pay claims after wildfire
Moody’s last week estimated total insured losses at $10-$15 billion from the Camp Fire and the Woolsey fire, which was burning at the same time in the foothills above Malibu in southern California.
IRDA rejects Prem Watsa’s deal to acquire Sudhir Valia’s ITI Reinsurance
Though , the IRDAI is yet to inform both the parties and reveal the exact reason for rejecting the deal, sources points out that the insurance regulator decision much to do with the fact that ITI Reinsurance hadn’t done any business in the last two years after getting a license in 2016 end and deal with Pram Watsa would have been just a `trading of license’ which is not permitted under regulations.
Only 9 per cent of economic losses in Asia insured:AIR
“For the insurance industry, the protection gap can spur innovation in product development. In the public sector, governments are recognizing the importance of moving from reactive to proactive risk management, especially in countries where the risk is well known and a risk transfer system is not well established. Understanding the protection gap can help governments assess the risks to their citizens and critical infrastructure, and develop risk-informed emergency management, hazard mitigation, and public risk financing strategies to enhance global resilience and reduce the ultimate costs.”
UK Companies Prepare for Disorderly Brexit and Supply Chain Disruptions
A.M. Best expects, however, that UK companies will still be able to underwrite reinsurance business on a cross-border basis post Brexit, in all but a small number of EEA jurisdictions.
SCOR announces the creation of SCOR Europe SE
With effect from January 1, 2019, SCOR Europe SE, a 100%-owned subsidiary of SCOR SE, will underwrite all new and renewed business relating to risks located in the EEA that can no longer be accepted by SCOR UK Company Ltd. after the Brexit date. SCOR Europe SE will also take over all commitments from policies previously issued by SCOR UK Company Ltd. if the latter can no longer honor these following Brexit, the terms of which remain uncertain at this stage.
RMS estimates insured losses from California wildfires to be between $9 Bn and $13 Bn
Mohsen Rahnama, Chief Risk Modeling Officer, RMS, said: “Wildfire is now a major catastrophe risk that must be rigorously managed with the best data and model science. With increasing exposure due to properties near wildland areas and ongoing climate variability, insurers, policymakers, and homeowners must adapt to the prospect of more frequent and severe wildfires.”
Aon launches cover for intangible assets
Non-Damage Business Interruption policies protect companies’ revenues against business interruption costs that result from an event where there is no physical damage. For an increasing number of firms, physical damage is a lesser risk priority than risks related to income streams and cash flows, such as a terrorist threat, a cyber attack, or unseasonal weather.