RIMS 2010: Solar Flare Can Cause Earth-Bound Disruptions
by Dave Pelland BOSTON – As if it weren’t challenging enough trying to manage risks caused by the Earth’s
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The ILS Glass Remains Half Full
The outlook for catastrophe bonds, industry-loss warranties (ILW) and other forms of insurance linked securities (ILS) remains “strong” even
Key to Cat Bond, ILW Issuance in 2010: Rates and Spreads
Although spreads on catastrophe bonds have dropped 40 percent since 2009 and rates offered by industry loss warranties (ILWs) have
Lack of Cat Losses Key to Reinsurers’ Flush of Capital
The lack of major natural disasters helped the reinsurance industry replenish its capital base last year, according to a report
Windstorm Losses Hitting French Insurers Hard
Earnings of French reinsurers and carriers will deteriorate in the coming months as losses pile up from February’s Windstorm
EQECAT Database Change Part of Larger Re-Architecture Plan
EQECAT is updating the software database portion of its primary modeling platform as part of a multi-year plan to
Billions in Cat Losses Have Yet To Find Their Way Into Rates
Property/casualty reinsurers have incurred $16 billion in catastrophe losses in the first quarter of 2010 leaving them in a
EQECAT Hires RMS Software Architect
Oakland, Calif.-based catastrophe modeling firm EQECAT has hired Marian Szefler as senior vice president of software architecture where he
Japanese P/C Industry Faces Growth Challenges: Moody’s
The focus of the Japanese property/casualty industry on the domestic market will continue to pressure earnings in the foreseeable
Study Says Coastal Regions Have Billions at Risk From Storm Surge
Cities along the U.S. East and Gulf Coast are vulnerable to billions in insured losses as a result of
Gulf of Mexico Wind Remains Energy Reinsurance Outlier
Offshore oil fields and onshore refineries in the Gulf of Mexico are the reinsurance industry’s own Bermuda Triangle even
AIR Offers Systems Update
Modeling firm AIR Worldwide says that it is issuing an update for two of its catastrophe risk management systems that
