August 2018/2

Know your counterparties well.

Everest Re's unexpected $250mn negative development from last year's hurricanes proved to be an isolated case among Bermudians.

Legacy deal talks with Maiden have stalled, leaving Catalina as a meaningful investor in a challenged business with a potentially highly volatile share price.

The Cal Phoenix Re cat bond was the first cat bond to cover wildfire on a standalone peril, as well as the first third-party liability issuance.

The placing system’s volumes are making people "sit up and take notice".

Casualty underwriters told this publication they were assessing their talc exposures after the Johnson & Johnson verdict but were not overly concerned.

A research paper from the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) found climate change poses both opportunities and risk for insurers.

Some cyber underwriters believe gap products for specialty lines are “unsustainable”.

The latest figures on PPL usage are encouraging, but more than a quarter of Lloyd’s syndicates are still not meeting their target.

The snap-back of US sanctions has left aviation underwriters uncertain if international routes to Tehran can still be covered.

Four insurers combined hold almost a 50 percent share of the state’s homeowners’ market.

The pattern of private equity firms buying up independent brokers is by now a familiar one in the UK.