March 2019/3

We are currently selling pea shooters when the client needs a bazooka.

The five listed Florida-based P&C insurers were pushed into the red by adverse reserve development and Hurricane Michael.

Helping instil underwriting discipline among Lloyd’s syndicates and advancing the London market’s digitisation push are top of the new chief’s ‘to do’ list.

LGT led the way with its rated start-up Lumen Re.

Regulatory initiatives on both sides of the post-Brexit border have eased contract continuity worries, the ratings agency notes.

Hamilton’s acquisition of Pembroke radically changes its business profile.

The news follows on the back of AIG discussing concerns over concentration in private client group

Benchimol hopeful of mid-year correction after disappointing 1 January renewal.

Underwriters are preparing for a major claim from Boeing and fear another loss-making year.

With two consecutive years of heavy catastrophe losses, it’s clear why Swiss Re won’t throw caution to the wind – even though the days when it went cap in hand to Warren Buffett are long gone.

Losses from Hurricane Irma loss have crept up by between 58 percent and 140 percent for Floridian specialist carriers.