NOAA adds to ‘active’ 2013 hurricane predictions
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has added to the estimates of a potentially tough Atlantic hurricane season after predicting an "active or extremely active" 2013…Read more
Eqecat estimates Oklahoma tornado losses at $2bn-$5bn
Insured property losses from the deadly spate of 18-20 May US tornadoes are expected to reach between $2bn and $5bn, according to catastrophe risk modeller Eqecat…Read more
Marketform to diversify into US med mal insurance
Lloyd's insurer Marketform is stepping into US medical malpractice insurance business from the start of next month as it looks to diversify its international portfolio…Read more
Marsh buys Aon-representative broker in Peru
Marsh is adding to its South American platform with a deal to buy leading Peruvian broker Rehder y Asociados Group for undisclosed terms…Read more
Charles Taylor continues London claims build-out
Xchanging senior claims adjuster Darren Moles has resigned and is set to join rival service provider Charles Taylor, after another senior claims staffer resigned earlier this week, The Insurance Insider can report…Read more
Tokio Marine and Zenkyoren discuss strategic alliance
Japanese big three insurer Tokio Marine and giant agricultural cooperative Zenkyoren have disclosed that they are holding discussions about the formation of a "comprehensive strategic alliance"…Read more
- Willis poised to launch major 20% London sidecar, Global 360
- Towergate posts £19mn Q1 loss
- Southwest Risk sues founding CEO
- Lloyd's announces £180mn take-up of debt buyback
- Gulbransen reunites with Kramer to manage new specialty re portfolio
- Darag acquires legacy (re)insurer Hanseatica
White Mountains latest to climb aboard convergence train
Bermuda-headquartered White Mountains is the latest (re)insurer to enter the convergence arena by unveiling a new capital markets division through its reinsurance arm Sirius International… Read more
Global P&C markets to grow 50% in eight years
The global P&C market will expand by 50 percent to EUR1.85tn over the next eight years, fuelled by rampant economic expansion and the growth of the middle classes in emerging economies, according to the industry's largest reinsurer… Read more
Mainstream investors continue to grow share of cat bond market
Generalist investors - such as pension funds and other mainstream fund managers - are continuing to lift their share of new cat bond issuance in 2013, according to updated statistics obtained by sister publication Trading Risk… Read more
Europe holds back Amlin’s 2013 growth
Amlin grew its top line by 7 percent during the first four months of the year, falling short of the 11-12 percent growth reported by its fellow quoted peers Beazley, Catlin and Hiscox, all of which based their interim reports on the first quarter alone… Read more
Chinese insurers take major QS of global property programmes
Chinese carriers are taking significant participations on large US and global property programmes as they look to diversify exposures and grow their premium bases… Read more
Data Room
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Sandy loss file
The Insurance Insider Data Room tracks the latest company and industry loss developments from Superstorm Sandy… Read more
Data room: Share price movements
Weekly share price movements and key data on The Insurance Insider's universe of P&C (re)insurers and brokers… Read more
Data Room: Valuations
Weekly share price movements and key data on The Insurance Insider's universe of P&C (re)insurers and brokers… Read more
Travelers 2011/12 reinsurance programme
Travelers opened a $1.25bn hole in its previously tight US cat programme after running its Longpoint Re II securitisation through RMS Version 11 created a much higher attachment point for the cat bond, The Insurance Insider reported in June… Read more
Facebook 2012 D&O programme
Social networking site Facebook bought $100mn of standard ABC-side directors' and officers' cover - offering the company and its directors protection against corporate liabilities - along with a further $100mn of A-side only cover, which is available to directors and officers if the company is unable or unwilling to indemnify them, The Insurance Insider reported in May 2012.… Read more
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Marsh buys Aon-representative broker in Peru
Marsh is adding to its South American platform with a deal to buy leading Peruvian broker Rehder y Asociados Group for undisclosed terms.… Read more
Gulbransen reunites with Kramer to manage new specialty re portfolio
Brian Gulbransen has re-emerged in the market at ILS Capital Management, the Bermudian fund manager run by his former CEO at Ariel, Don Kramer.… Read more
Eqecat estimates Oklahoma tornado losses at $2bn-$5bn
Insured property losses from the deadly spate of 18-20 May US tornadoes are expected to reach between $2bn and $5bn, according to catastrophe risk modeller Eqecat.… Read more
Southwest Risk sues founding CEO
US wholesale broker ClearView Risk Holdings and its subsidiary Southwest Risk have sued former CEO and board member Bryan Wilburn after he left to set up a competitor, taking two producing brokers with him and allegedly soliciting clients.… Read more
Chinese regulator opts for Solvency II-style framework
The Chinese Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has issued a three-pillar second-generation solvency framework that will look familiar to Solvency II watchers… Read more
Chinese regulator opts for Solvency II-style framework
The Chinese Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has issued a three-pillar second-generation solvency framework that will look familiar to Solvency II watchers… Read more
Darag acquires legacy (re)insurer Hanseatica
German run-off (re)insurer Darag has bought the legacy carrier Hanseatica Rückversicherungs-AG in its first acquisition since receiving a EUR60mn capital injection last month… Read more
West Fertilizer blast TP property bill could hit $100mn
Estimates of damage to surrounding homes and business suggests that the overall insurance bill from the explosion at West Fertilizer's plant in West, Texas, last week may reach $100mn, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. … Read more
A gentle reminder…
He may be an American citizen, but Tom Bolt has certainly mastered the ancient British art of understatement… Read more
Scriven Profile
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Fresh from the successful £1.2bn IPO of his motor insurer esure, industry entrepreneur Peter Wood is our May profile… Read more
Research & Supplements
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The Insurance Insider Bermuda Roundtable 2012/13
When The Insurance Insider returned to Bermudian shores in late 2012 for its latest reinsurance roundtable it was with one eye on the past and one eye on the future… Read more
The Insurance Insider's Introductory Guide to understanding (re)insurance financials
This bespoke guide includes an introduction to key measures used to assess (re)insurers financial strength, profitability and underwriting profile and performance… Read more
The Insurance Insider PCI Reinsurance Roundtable
When The Insurance Insider sat down to set themes for discussion at its first ever PCI roundtable, it eased into autopilot mode. A benign hurricane season and the dynamics of excess supply and dwindling demand looked set to dominate in the lead up to the 1 January reinsurance renewals… Read more
The Insurance Insider 1.1 Renewals Takeaway
With so much background noise and potentially conflicting information being put out at this important time in the reinsurance calendar, we at thought that it would be a valuable exercise to compile the key ‘takeaways' for the 1 January 2013 renewals season… Read more
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