Issues

Insurers are looking to cover recent claims and prepare for potential losses.

AuM as measured by Trading Risk was almost flat at $103bn, up fractionally on 1 January.

It’s clear that pricing is improving. But how widespread is the pain that’s driving it? (It’s not just AIG & Lloyd’s)

Our director of research Gavin Davis and his team have been on tremendous form of late.

The Insurance Insider’s Market Sentiment Survey, in association with EY, found that the majority of market figures think growth will be difficult to sustain.

They face a Herculean task but the two start-ups could break the stranglehold of MMC, Willis and AJG in the aviation market.

A Financial Times interview with Pat Gallagher made me long for the summer break and the chance to read and digest a book I have been recommended.

The firm’s 2015 Atlas cat bond has triggered, following loss creep from the 2017 hurricanes.

Financials show recent results driven by leverage and lower quality earnings improvement.

The trouble with regulation is that its three main pillars – conduct, prudence and competition – are in a rock, paper, scissors relationship with each other.

Increased competition has made the class one of the few in EC3 that is not seeing a rating upswing.

The manager invested more than $100mn less in the April fundraise for Swiss Re’s sidecar than last year.