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15 November 2024 Social inflation fuels loss reserves, with big verdicts and settlements spiking severity.
5 October 2024
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Insurance
It may be politics as much as premiums that is the deciding factor when it comes to Latin America’s re/insurance prospects. There’s massive scope for growth, but players cannot ignore a history of political instability, says II panel.
Alternative Risk Transfer
In our special LatAm focus during March 2024, Intelligent Insurer will reflect on and review the highs and lows of this huge, opportunity-filled region, starting with this look back at the conference.
Risk Management
Re/insurers in the region saw their four-year nat cat hiatus shattered in October, just as political turbulence looms—with 2024 marked out as a year of elections, says AM Best.
Insurance
It was billed as the toughest 1/1 renewals for decades, but did the reality live up to the hype? An Intelligent Insurer panel shared their inside takes.
Insurance
With sustainable investment well ahead of ESG integration elsewhere in the re/insurance industry, the sector badly needs someone to take the lead. It won’t be down to regulation alone, an Intelligent Insurer panel heard.
Insurance
The re/insurance industry is often accused of lagging when it comes to embracing ESG issues, but there are good reasons for its caution, around investments and underwriting.
Insurance
While perhaps the most fraught negotiations were over property cat during the 1/1 renewals in Europe, casualty and specialty lines also had their areas of contention. As with property, the outcomes for insurers varied widely, said an Intelligent Insurer panel.
Insurance
Plentiful capacity didn’t save cedants from rising rates, and reinsurers showed discipline at the 1/1 renewals. But cedants saw wildly different outcomes, an Intelligent Insurer panel heard.
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4 October 2024 The segment faced pressure from inflation, traditional losses, weather-related events.
4 October 2024 California, Florida, and Texas accounted for more than 25% of downgrades in three years.
30 September 2024 Reinsurers must accurately forecast inflation, adjust premium rates and reserves: AM Best.
25 September 2024 According to an AM Best report that details the rating actions in 2023.
25 September 2024 The new framework addresses quantitative, qualitative and disclosure requirements.
25 September 2024 Local reinsurers can't tackle it alone, especially on big property & energy risks: AM Best
24 September 2024 AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) of Taiping Re.
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