2011
PERILS Takes on Flooding
Dec/15/2011 11:12 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Investors Question “Tornado Bond” Payout
Dec/14/2011 11:26 AM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds
Mariah Re’s quick loss has taken some by surprise, while others predicted its risks. Read More...
Risk Transfer, Insurers Failing in Climate Change: UN
Nov/18/2011 10:45 AM Filed in: Reinsurance | Modeling Firms
Allstate, State Farm Renew Push for Federal Cat Reinsurance Program
Nov/17/2011 03:17 PM Filed in: Reinsurance | Regulation
ProtectingAmerica.org is pushing ahead once again for a national catastrophe fund. Read More...
NZ Quake Commission Faces NZD7 Billion Payout, Reinsurance Terms Cut
Nov/17/2011 09:56 AM Filed in: Reinsurance
New Zealand’s earthquake backstop is coming to terms with a more expensive catastrophe market. Read More...
Regulators to Target Reinsurance Catastrophe Concentration
Nov/15/2011 10:32 AM Filed in: Regulation | Reinsurance
International regulators are concerned that reinsurers are underestimating catastrophe risk. Read More...
Australia Commission Pushes Flood Reinsurance Pool
Nov/14/2011 03:50 PM Filed in: Regulation | Reinsurance
Insurance Linked Securities, Captives Boost Bermuda Insurance Registrations
Oct/26/2011 01:14 PM Filed in: Regulation
Building Codes Failed Turkey: AIR
Oct/26/2011 11:43 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Building codes have been poorly adopted despite the region’s quake prone nature.
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Hedge Fund’s Flagstone Re Stake Increases
Oct/21/2011 03:32 PM Filed in: Reinsurance
Rising Rates Not Enough to Offset Catastrophes
Oct/21/2011 02:07 PM Filed in: Reinsurance
Catastrophe Buyer Q&A: Tower Group's Rob Flannagan
Oct/21/2011 09:27 AM Filed in: Cat Q&A
The New Zealand carrier is dealing with new realities of reinsurance and catastrophe modeling following the Christchurch earthquakes. Read More...
Mariah Re’s Slow Trigger March Continues
Oct/04/2011 02:56 PM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds
Activist Fund Loads Up on Flagstone Shares
Sep/12/2011 10:35 AM Filed in: Reinsurance
Terrorism Modeling Possible Using Social Networks: RMS
Sep/07/2011 11:35 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms
RMS estimates there are four large scale planned attacks against the U.S. per year. Read More...
Mariah Pushes Cat Bond Monitoring
Sep/07/2011 10:28 AM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds
CEA Upping Risk Transfer With Focus On Embarcadero
Sep/06/2011 08:41 AM Filed in: Reinsurance | Catastrophe Bonds
The earthquake facility will turn away from traditional reinsurance in favor of the capital markets in 2012. Read More...
Reinsurance ROE Risks Capital Markets Support: S&P
Sep/05/2011 11:12 PM Filed in: Reinsurance
Recurvature Key to Katia
Sep/01/2011 11:18 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Like many tropical storm systems, U.S. landfall depends on recurvature, says RMS’ Robert Muir Wood. Read More...
EQECAT Estimates Nanmadol Taiwan Losses
Aug/30/2011 10:17 PM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Nanmadol Weakening Towards China, Spares Taiwan: AIR
Aug/30/2011 01:44 PM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Catastrophe Bonds, But Not All Investors, Spared Irene Losses
Aug/30/2011 11:54 AM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds
Wind vs. Water vs. Trees
Aug/29/2011 02:47 PM Filed in: Reinsurance | Modeling Firms
Irene Not a ‘Market Turning’ Event
Aug/29/2011 08:15 AM Filed in: Reinsurance
The weekend storm will not create a hard market, but will put additional pressure on federal flood insurance. Read More...
Typhoon Nanmadol Cuts Through Philippines, Eyes Taiwan
Aug/28/2011 04:55 PM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Caribbean Fund Escapes Irene Losses as it Enters Peak Wind Season
Aug/28/2011 01:17 PM Filed in: Reinsurance
Embarcadero Catastrophe Bond a ‘Negative’ for Reinsurance Industry: Moody’s
Aug/08/2011 07:12 PM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds | Reinsurance
The new bond program could offer the struggling catastrophe bond market new life.
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Bret to Steer Clear of U.S., Ma-On to Strike Japan: AIR
Jul/18/2011 03:39 PM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Floods Dominate June Catastrophes; Will Continue in U.S.
Jul/07/2011 03:45 PM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Flooding in China and the U.S. cause the most damage in June, according to AON Benfield. Read More...
Scor Triggers Contingent Capital
Jul/05/2011 01:41 PM Filed in: Reinsurance
“Private” Catastrophe Bond Hits Market
Jul/05/2011 12:34 PM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds
Towers Watson argues the structure could allow middle-market insures access to catastrophe bonds. Read More...
Foreign Reinsurance Tax Becomes Lucrative Political Football
Jul/04/2011 08:36 AM Filed in: Regulation | Reinsurance
New Zealand Quake Commission Claims Hit $1 Billion
Jul/04/2011 06:16 AM Filed in: Reinsurance
Remodeling Catastrophe Bonds
Jun/28/2011 09:35 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms
AIR Worldwide’s Pascal Karsenti discusses the push among catastrophe bond investors to “remodel.” Read More...
Tornados Cut Through Mariah’s Rating
Jun/27/2011 04:52 PM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds
Losses from U.S. storms have pushed another catastrophe bond closer to the edge. Read More...
2011 Tornado Season Rare, but Not Unheard Of
Jun/27/2011 04:09 PM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Of more concern is the damage the upcoming hurricane season could cause to a recovering Midwest. Read More...
Missouri River Flooding Intensifies: AIR
Jun/27/2011 03:23 PM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Severe Weather Created Billions in May Losses: Aon
Jun/08/2011 05:12 PM Filed in: Reinsurance
Aon Benfield’s May catastrophe report revealed a crippling month for natural disasters. Read More...
Marsh to Offer Nephila, Guy Carp ILW
Jun/07/2011 01:21 PM Filed in: Reinsurance
Coastal Storm Model Would Settle Wind vs. Water Debate
Jun/07/2011 11:24 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms | Regulation
A proposed government catastrophe model would also allocate losses for some claims. Read More...
AIR Estimates Tornado Insured Losses Could Reach $7 Billion
Jun/06/2011 11:50 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms
The firm said that the outbreak was the result of unusual circumstances aligning to create massive storms. Read More...
Following Downgrade, PartnerRe Issues New Tornado Losses
Jun/05/2011 04:26 PM Filed in: Reinsurance
The Bermudian reinsurer will take a tornado hit in its second quarter earnings, shortly after getting a credit downgrade from Fitch. Read More...
Tornado Frequency Continues to Vex Modelers, Insurers
May/23/2011 10:23 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms | Reinsurance
Politics Dominate Florida Reinsurance Move
May/17/2011 04:42 AM Filed in: Regulation | Reinsurance
Plans by Florida-based Citizen’s Property Insurance to tap the private reinsurance market are stoking a political battle.
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Sidecars Are Key for New Capacity: AM Best
May/16/2011 12:40 PM Filed in: Reinsurance
Flood Bill Pushes Private Reinsurance, Cat Bond Solution
May/16/2011 11:10 AM Filed in: Regulation | Catastrophe Bonds
A bill likely to win Congressional approval is looking for the U.S. government to consider private market reinsurance and catastrophe bonds. Read More...
CEA Board Votes to Move Ahead With $150M Transformer Deal
May/09/2011 04:11 PM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds
The California Earthquake Authority is moving ahead with plans for a new transformer structure. Read More...
Insured Losses From April Tornados Between $3.7B and $5.5B: AIR
May/09/2011 01:02 PM Filed in: Modeling Firms
The firm argues the thunderstorm losses prove the events ‘can be truly catastrophic.’ Read More...
Alterra Planning Brazil Expansion
May/09/2011 11:41 AM Filed in: Reinsurance | Regulation
Solvency II May Create ‘Intense’ Underwriting Cycles: Report
May/05/2011 03:42 PM Filed in: Regulation
A report issued Thursday says that some ‘spurious’ measures could make industry balance sheets gyrate. Read More...
Guy Carpenter Expands Flood Model to Indonesia
May/04/2011 01:24 PM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Cat Bonds in Second Quarter Slow Down: Report
May/04/2011 10:44 AM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds | Modeling Firms
A report issued Wednesday by Aon/Benfield says that second quarter issuance may disappoint. Read More...
Earthquake Losses, Deaths ‘Soar’ While Seismic Activity Remains Static: Report
Mar/30/2011 06:21 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms | Reinsurance
Modelers Face Japanese Quake Challenges
Mar/14/2011 11:03 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms | Catastrophe Bonds
The scope of the disaster is hindering the ability of catastrophe modeling firms to measure potential losses for insurers and catastrophe bond investors. Read More...
Chile Insurers Hit by ‘Model Miss’ Aftershock
Feb/28/2011 03:23 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms
A new report argues that catastrophe modeling firms significantly overestimated losses from last year’s Maulé earthquake. Read More...
Fremantle, Redwood and Newton Exit
Jan/20/2011 05:20 AM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds
Through maturity -- and one default -- the insurance-linked securities market loses $500 million in capacity with hopes that it will soon be replaced.
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Australian Insurers Point at Mapping for Lack of Flood Cover
Jan/19/2011 05:28 AM Filed in: Reinsurance
Queensland was not properly mapped, preventing insurers from offering cover, the industry argues.
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Short-Term Models Continue to Disappoint: Clark
Jan/18/2011 11:28 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms
PERILS Issues New Euro Storm Loss Estimates
Jan/18/2011 10:14 AM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Australian Floods Will Not Change Insurer Ratings: S&P
Jan/12/2011 07:25 AM Filed in: Reinsurance
Suncorp, QBE and Insurance Australia are expected to weather a flood of claims. Read More...
Chile Offers Harsh Lessons for U.S., Japan Quake: EQECAT
Jan/10/2011 10:15 PM Filed in: Modeling Firms
Developed countries remain surprisingly unprepared for a major earthquake, the modeling firm argues.
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Bermuda Seeks Growth in ILS as Trading Falters
Jan/10/2011 04:46 AM Filed in: Catastrophe Bonds
The island's broader markets are down nearly 50 percent on the year, but executives see hope in the insurance linked securities market.
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