Reinsurance
With Model Set, CCRIF Looks Towards the Capital Markets
Jul/07/2010 11:28 AM
The Caribbean
risk pool will be open to new risk transfer
solutions following the completion of an internal
model project.
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Reinsurers' Biggest Catastrophe May Be Lack of Catastrophes
Jul/07/2010 10:17 AM
A rush to the
bottom may put the industry in a precarious
financial spot.
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Wall Street: Too Much Capital Draining P/C ROE
Jun/14/2010 09:22 AM
Return on equity
is going one way: down.
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"Chile is Chile"
Jun/11/2010 11:46 AM
Despite
increasing claims, losses from the Chilean
earthquake may not harden the broader market.
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"There May Not be Enough Capital to Go Around This Time"
Jun/01/2010 02:25 PM
Reports from
Moody's and Aon say that the P/C reinsurance
industry remains dangerously close the the
precipice going into the hurricane
season. Read
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Guy Carp: Florida Renewals Down, Longer-Term Trends Remain Unclear
Jun/01/2010 09:45 AM
The Sunshine
State may get a breather from reinsurance price
increases but a state attempt at long-term
stabilization falls short. Read
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Paper Questions U.S. Coastal Property Insurance Sustainability
Apr/27/2010 02:12 PM
An academic view
of coastal markets does not bode well.
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Lack of Cat Losses Key to Reinsurers’ Flush of Capital
Apr/13/2010 10:29 AM
The absence of a
major natural catastrophe in 2009 helped the
reinsurance industry recover its capital base. This
year may not be so kind.
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Windstorm Losses Hitting French Insurers Hard
Apr/08/2010 04:38 AM
Billions in Cat Losses Have Yet To Find Their Way Into Rates
Mar/31/2010 12:50 PM
Willis Re says
that reinsurers have experienced monumental
quarterly losses but rates remain
steady.
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Japanese P/C Industry Faces Growth Challenges: Moody’s
Mar/30/2010 01:17 PM
The biggest firms
want to expand internationally, but
can’t.
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Gulf of Mexico Wind Remains Energy Reinsurance Outlier
Mar/26/2010 11:22 AM
Willis argues
that despite increased capacity in the broader
energy market the Gulf of Mexico remains
problematic. Buyers chafe a new underwriting
standards.
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S&P: Cat Losses Could Force Reinsurers Into the Capital Markets
Mar/22/2010 12:50 PM
Some reinsurers
have already burned through half of the catastrophe
budgets.
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Reinsurers Fail to React to Secondary Peril Threat
Mar/22/2010 06:13 AM
The industry
continues to subsidize losses without charging
adequate rates.
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Examiner Questions Lehman Reinsurance Play
Mar/15/2010 09:21 AM
The defunct
firm's stake in Wilton Re is only a footnote in the
2,220 page bankruptcy report, but the questions it
raises could have broader implications for private
equity investments in
reinsurance.
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One Weekend’s Cat Losses Could Cost Partner Re $390 Million
Mar/09/2010 09:49 AM
Claims could rise
even higher as damaged is assessed.
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Academics Praise ILS Market Fundamentals but Raise Some Caution
Feb/02/2010 02:09 PM
Catastrophe bonds
will become more important as reinsurance capital
shrinks, but the market’s “underlying friction”
remains. Life and longevity traders could be in
store for a mortality spike.
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Cat Risk Limits Key to New Validus Bond Rating
Jan/21/2010 09:32 AM
Following the
acquisition of IPC, Validus will need close watch
on its catastrophe exposure.
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The $8 Million Question: Haiti and the Relevance of Catastrophe Pools
Jan/19/2010 10:27 AM
Some see the
Haitian tragedy as proof that catastrophes pools in
cooperation with the capital markets work and
should be expanded.
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Reserving, Yields Will Challenge P/C Earnings
Jan/04/2010 02:01 PM
Despite a banner
2009, reinsurance profitability may become a scarce
commodity in the new year.
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Aon: Cat Bonds, Collateralized Re to Grow in 2010
Dec/31/2009 02:38 PM
Other alternative
structures, such as side cars and exposure swaps,
will not fair as well.
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Despite Few ’09 Mega Cats, Data Shows Loss Trends Rising
Dec/29/2009 11:49 AM
Munich Re data
shows that severe storm frequency is becoming a
larger issue.
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Aon Report: Biggest Cats Continue to Be Least Insured
Dec/24/2009 07:36 AM
Beyond the
headline number of insured losses, developing
countries suffered greatly in 2009.
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Cat Bond Market Interest or Reinsurance Market Cost
Dec/22/2009 10:32 AM
The upsizing of
the Travelers issuance may say more about pricing
of traditional reinsurance than investor interest
in catastrophe bonds.
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S&P Says Euro Insurance Struggles Will Continue Through 2012
Dec/17/2009 03:31 PM
Poor investment
returns and Solvency II are muddying the outlook
for the European insurance industry.
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Renewal Season’s Three Pricing Rules: Location, Location and Location
Dec/15/2009 10:32 AM
Willis Re’s James
Kent says pricing on U.S. risks will vary
significantly based on geography.
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Storm Frequency Becomes a Frequent Problem
Dec/02/2009 02:18 PM
Munich Re and RMS
have rolled out products that target losses from
local, but severe, convective storms.
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Cat Reinsurance Continues Growth With Big Price Swings
Dec/01/2009 09:03 AM
Swiss Re expects
even greater adoption of traditional P/C
reinsurance. Cat bonds will continue on
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Moody’s Pulls Ratings on Over $2.5 Billion Genworth Life Structures
Nov/10/2009 09:52 AM
Several of
Genworth Financial’s life securitizations had their
ratings withdrawn last week in what may be the
first of many for the life industry.
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CEA Ups Reinsurance Over $200 Million, Taps Two New Firms
Nov/03/2009 06:31 AM
California’s
state-sponsored earthquake insurer has increased
capacity. Lagging cat model changes kept premiums
high. Read
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Cat Bonds May Favor Caymans
Oct/07/2009 11:14 AM
While Bermuda’s
new supervisory scheme gains attention, Cayman’s
cat bond track record will be difficult to
overcome. Side cars may be a better bet for
Bermuda.
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P/C Pros Defend Bermuda’s Domicile Dominance
Oct/05/2009 01:35 PM
Concern over the
future of the insurance haven are misplaced.
Professionals argue the island is well positioned
despite well publicized tax flaps and
defections. Read
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Bermuda Insurers Expect a Limited Role for ILS
Oct/01/2009 06:33 AM
With balance
sheets shorn up, the island’s reinsurance players
will use catastrophe bonds and side cars as just
another “tool.” Read
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Captives Remain Market Choice for Terror Cover
Sep/11/2009 12:44 PM
As long as TRIA
remains in tact, domestic captives are the vehicle
of choice for terrorism cover. But NBCR remains
elusive for many. Read
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Tinderbox: California Wildfires and the Mortgage Meltdown
Sep/01/2009 02:59 PM
The housing market
could fuel wildfire woes in California.
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Morakot: A Major Test of Taiwan’s Developing Nat Cat Market
Aug/11/2009 07:43 AM
The storm may be
the first time private reinsurers handle
significant losses from Taiwan.
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The Impact of Catastrophe Lines on Select Reinsurers for the Second Quarter of 2009
Aug/07/2009 09:06 AM
The second quarter
was a mixed bag for the world’s largest catastrophe
reinsurers. Read
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Cat Risk at Center of Offshore Tax Debate
Aug/03/2009 05:59 AM
Changes in the
deductibility of foreign affiliated reinsurance
could alter the playing field in transferring U.S.
catastrophe risk.
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U.S. Thunderstorm Losses Echo Across Industry
Jul/28/2009 11:52 AM
Insurers incurred
over $6 billion so far this year; that’s $1 billion
over the five year average.
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State Lawmakers Move Ahead with Cat Finance Proposal
Jul/16/2009 11:37 AM
Industry reps
argue the focus on historical losses is flawed.
Plus, the public cat model bill pegged at $15
million. Read
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Reinsurance Mergers, ILS Opportunity
Jul/07/2009 11:12 AM
As mergers drain
capacity for property/casualty reinsurance, the
door may be opening for ILS.
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S&P 2009 Insurance Industry Conference: Reserve Releases Could Leave Commercial P/C Carriers Exposed
Jun/05/2009 10:28 AM
Commercial
property/casualty carriers have been drawing down
precious capital from reserve accounts, making them
vulnerable to longer-tail claims that could haunt
them for years to come. Read
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S&P Insurance Conference: P/C Reinsurers Tout Discipline, but Concede Pricing Climate is a Cat Challenge
Jun/05/2009 09:52 AM
Property/casualty
reinsurers need to be more aggressive about pricing
climate change into catastrophe cover or they could
face large underwriting losses on the business
line. Read
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TRIA Rollback Ups Industry Threat Level
May/12/2009 10:30 AM
The new U.S.
federal budget calls for slashing the $100 billion
government-provided backstop for terrorism
insurance, surprising many in the property/casualty
industry who thought the subsidy was safe from
tinkering until 2014.
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It Ain’t Easy [Quantifying] Being Green
Apr/15/2009 09:22 AM
Green building
practices will have an impact on rebuilding costs
after a loss event, but how much remains in
question for insurers.
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Connecticut Ponders Cat Fund
Apr/03/2009 10:54 AM
Another coastal
state is pondering the future of insuring
catastrophe risk. Read
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SIFMA Conference: Cat Bond Secondary Market Ballooned with Sellers
Mar/27/2009 12:58 PM
Circumstances
created a healthy secondary market for catastrophe
bonds in 2008, even if it was mostly
sellers. Read
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SIFMA Conference: Collateral Remains King
Mar/24/2009 04:14 PM
The risks and
rewards of Treasuries, LIBOR Indexes and tri-party
repos are being debated by the cat bond
industry. Read
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SIFMA Conference: Catastrophe Bonds at an “Awkward Age”
Mar/23/2009 02:53 PM
Credit losses,
illiquidity and sell offs have stunted the market’s
growth. Participants look towards mid-year
reinsurance renewals for signs of
recovery. Read
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Texas Looks to Broaden Cat Fund Into ILS
Mar/18/2009 11:46 AM
States Consider South Carolina Incentive-Based Disaster Model
Mar/03/2009 11:50 AM
Tax incentives,
savings accounts may be pushed in coastal cat
states.
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New PERILS Program Underscores Exposure Risk
Feb/20/2009 12:31 PM
Getting exposure
data correct is key to model worries.
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Australian Bushfires May Force Rethink on Prevention
Feb/11/2009 08:35 AM
Local insurers
will handle the losses but prevention practices may
change. Read
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New President, New Challenges for Risk Transfer
Jan/20/2009 10:21 AM
Inauguration day
could be the start of major legislative and
regulatory changes for U.S.-based alternative
strategies. Read
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P/C Reinsurers, Carriers Consider the Capital Markets Closed
Jan/14/2009 12:14 PM
Executives argue
capital is scarce, expensive and everyone is doing
just fine anyway. Read
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