Articles
Insurance
It is a clear growth opportunity for reinsurers, but flood risk also represents a very difficult challenge for reinsurers to model and price accurately, says Jeremy Walker, reinsurance underwriter at Tokio Marine Kiln. 16 November 2017
Insurance
Italian insurers' regulatory capital positions remained strong through their transition to Solvency II (S2) in 2016, although S2 coverage ratios are exposed to volatility in sovereign bond markets, according to Fitch Ratings in its latest report on the Italian insurance market's transition to Solvency II. 15 November 2017
Insurance
In the aftermath of recent natural disasters in the region, a new study on the landscape of microinsurance sheds light on its potential for building resilience among the poor. 15 November 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
The series of earthquakes that took place in Mexico in September and their impact on the Fonden catastrophe (cat) bond may sour the appetite of insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors going forward. 15 November 2017
Insurance
Reinsurance rates in the Latin American region are sometimes lower than those in Europe, making it difficult for Sompo to justify the deployment of capital to the region. 15 November 2017
News
“The trend of multinational ingress into the region seems to be waning, with some big insurance companies having sold, or being in the process of selling, their operations, due to less than satisfactory performance.” This is the opinion of James Grieve, senior vice president at SCOR Reinsurance, speaking to Intelligent Insurer. 15 November 2017
Insurance
Bermuda-based PartnerRe plans to double its market share in Latin America within the next three to five years, the head of Latin America Humberto Cabrera, told FIDES Today. A prerequisite for the expansion is that the growth is profitable, Cabrera noted. 15 November 2017
Insurance
Global players are facing competition from regional reinsurers in Latin America, said S&P Global Ratings analyst Pedro Breviglieri. 14 November 2017
Insurance
Cyber insurance is evolving quickly, offering opportunities for carriers able to properly price and manage this risk, write James B. Auden, managing director, insurance and Eduardo Recinos, senior director, insurance (LatAm) at Fitch Ratings. 14 November 2017
Insurance
Mexico’s insurance industry is still assessing the aftermath of two earthquakes in September. AM Best’s Alfonso Novelo, senior director-analytics, and Elí Sanchez, senior financial analyst, addressed questions on the potential impact on insurers for FIDES Today. 14 November 2017
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