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As the US braces for Hurricane Irma, the re/insurance industry is preparing itself for the fallout from what could be one of the most costly losses to hit the industry in decades—and the big question is how alternative capital providers will react if losses escalate. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Flood losses triggered by Hurricane Harvey, which struck Texas at the end of August, are likely to push up the debt of the US National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and affect its reauthorisation set for the end of September, Matt Reid, managing director of JBA Risk Management USA, told Monte Carlo Today. 10 September 2017
Insurance
A mix of further declining rates, low investment returns and unsustainable reserve releases could push the return on equity of the reinsurance sector below the cost of capital and trigger a rating review, according to S&P Global Ratings. 10 September 2017
Insurance
While he is not expecting any radical change, the CEO of Barbican Insurance Group is always open to working with new reinsurers and will consider changing the structure of the company’s reinsurance programme to ensure he has the best fit for the shape and mix of the business as things stand. 10 September 2017
Insurance
London’s position as a reinsurance hub could be strengthened in the medium to long term if the UK government and regulators come to terms with London becoming an offshore jurisdiction again, Peter Allen, partner at Moore Stephens, told Monte Carlo Today. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Funding from the re/insurance and capital markets can help narrow the protection gap that exists in underinsured populations—a problem highlighted by Hurricane Harvey, Stephan Ruoff, CEO of Tokio Millennium Re (TMR), told Monte Carlo Today. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Studying infectious diseases is vitally important if insurers and reinsurers are to avoid getting caught out by the next outbreak of something like the Zika virus, the mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects, according to epidemic risk modelling company Metabiota. 10 September 2017
Insurance
The ‘counterfactual analysis of historical events’—scenarios that could have happened but have not—is an important tool not only for the assessment of uncertainty and disaster preparedness, but also for catastrophe insurance risk management, such as the estimation of the probable maximum loss. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Maintaining a good relationship with the rating agencies is more important than ever for reinsurers. Rowena Potter, senior consultant with Litmus Analysis, offers 11 tips that will smooth the path to a better mutual understanding. 10 September 2017
Insurance
In a highly competitive environment, brokers need to harness the powers of innovation, client centricity, agility and diversification to stay on top, says Dimitris Tsesmetzoglou, CEO of Matrix Brokers at Lloyd’s, in an interview. 10 September 2017
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