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While cyber insurance and reinsurance is expected to enjoy strong growth in the years ahead, there remain considerable challenges to the companies operating in this market, including the ability to price the risks accurately and get a handle on accumulation risks.   16 October 2017
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Californian automaker Tesla is partnering with Liberty Mutual Insurance to offer an auto insurance plan designed specifically for its electric cars in the US, Bloomberg News reported on Oct. 13.   16 October 2017
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Reinsurers and large insurers are at risk of being hit by unexpectedly large losses stemming from a large cyber attack on a par with substantial hurricane losses in the US—because they do not understand their aggregations to this exposure.   16 October 2017
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US insured losses associated with wind and coastal flooding from Hurricane Nate will not exceed $500 million, according to RMS.   16 October 2017
Insurance
While the industry has enough capital to handle the losses from the recent hurricanes, even at the higher end of estimates, it will be the psychology of the market that will determine potential changes in rates, with the fear factor having an important role to play, Brian Schneider, Fitch Ratings’ global head of reinsurance, told PCI Today.   16 October 2017
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The Indian government raised about 98 billion rupees ($1.5 billion) on Oct. 13 by selling some of its shares in the nation’s top reinsurer General Insurance Corp of India (GIC Re), Reuters reported on the same day.   16 October 2017
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The recent string of hurricanes and other events that have hit the re/insurance industry in the third quarter of 2017 have also provided it with the opportunity to step up and play its part, according to Brian Ingle, head of analytics at Willis Towers Watson (WTW).   16 October 2017
Insurance
Explaining what big data is, how it can be used and its benefits to regulators is an important issue for the property/casualty industry—not least to dispel the notion that insurers use such information to their own ends and not to benefit customers, Kurt Bock, the incoming chair of the PCI’s board, told PCI Today.   16 October 2017
Insurance
Lloyd’s has paid close to three quarters of a billion dollars ($738 million) in claims so far for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, said Jon Hancock, performance management director at Lloyd’s.   16 October 2017
Insurance
Insurtech startup CoverWallet has closed an $18.5 million series B funding round led by Foundation Capital with participation from existing investors Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, CV Starr, and Two Sigma Ventures.   16 October 2017

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