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Florence will likely trigger NFIP reinsurers – again
Insurance
Florence will likely trigger NFIP reinsurers – again
Hurricane Florence will likely be an earnings event for the private insurance industry but the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) could be hit with heavy losses, potentially resulting in claims for its reinsurers for the second year in a row and its first cat bond being triggered, according to Fitch Ratings.   21 September 2018
Florence losses likely to be largely retained by insurers: Moody’s
Insurance
Florence losses likely to be largely retained by insurers: Moody’s
Losses from Hurricane Florence will be largely retained by property/casualty insurers only “dampening” their third quarter earnings. Only reinsurers and ILS funds with low attachment points may find themselves subject to claims, according to a report by Moody’s, which also predicted no cat bonds would be triggered.   17 September 2018
US P/C insurers benefit from excess & surplus lines rebound
Insurance
US P/C insurers benefit from excess & surplus lines rebound
A recovery of the US excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance market is benefitting US property & casualty (P/C) insurance companies, according to a Fitch Ratings report.   14 September 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Re/insurers brace themselves for $20bn hit from Florence
The re/insurance industry should brace itself for losses of between $15 billion and $20 billion, according to the guidance of risk modelling agencies and analysts.   13 September 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Flooding from Florence could trigger NFIP’s protection – again
Hurricane Florence could trigger the risk transfer mechanisms put in place by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) – for the second year in a row.   13 September 2018
Insurance
Lloyd’s will close syndicates that can’t map route to profits: Hancock
Lloyd’s syndicates have just weeks to submit a business plan mapping a route to profits, and those that fail will be closed, Jon Hancock, performance management director of Lloyd’s, confirmed to Monte Carlo Today.   12 September 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
2018 looks good for cat bonds
The ILS market in Bermuda looks very healthy, with more issuances and more platforms being built, Brad Adderley, partner in the corporate department of Appleby’s Bermuda office, told Monte Carlo Today.   12 September 2018
Insurance
Blockchain is changing industry; cryptos have further to go
The use of blockchain is already having a very positive effect on many parts of the industry, but cryptocurrencies must stabilise and solve challenges around privacy before they can play any meaningful role, David Edwards, CEO of ChainThat, told Monte Carlo Today.   12 September 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Money market funds: new rules
Under the new EU Money Market Funds regulation, the risk profiles and reporting requirements around different types of money market funds have changed. Deutsche Bank Corporate Trust experts David Contino and Puneet Anand explore the implications with Monte Carlo Today.   11 September 2018
Insurance
Property-cat pricing at mercy of the alt cap market
Alternative capital is driving a great deal of structural change in the market, and recent M&A activity may signal further deals, but the market continues to be heavily influenced by the global reinsurance leaders, according to Robert DeRose, senior director, global reinsurance ratings, at AM Best.   11 September 2018

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