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Reinsurers are better placed to cope with a possible departure of the UK from the EU with no agreed deal than UK primary insurers, according to Graham Coutts, EMEA head of reinsurance at Fitch Ratings. 22 October 2019
Insurance
S&P Global Ratings has maintained a stable outlook on the global reinsurance sector although the fundamental secular competitive trends haven’t abated. Karakuyu and Johannes Bender summarise S&P’s 2020 Reinsurance Sector Outlook. 22 October 2019
Insurance
AM Best has identified 30 insurers with substantial terrorism exposures and a heavy reliance on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (TRIPRA), which is due to expire on December 31, 2020—something the rating agency has described as a significant concern. 21 October 2019
Insurance
The market should brace itself for some disruption if the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) is not extended in 2020—and carriers should definitely assume that changes to the terrorism backstop will be made, and prepare accordingly. 21 October 2019
Insurance
Bermuda remains the global leader in the ILS space. Helen Goonewardene, vice president, business development at HSBC Securities Services, Bermuda, told APCIA Today why. 21 October 2019
Insurance
Most lines of business in Munich Re Syndicate’s portfolio are seeing rates increase and, in some cases, a quite significant increase, according to Dominick Hoare, the syndicate’s group chief underwriting officer. 21 October 2019
Insurance
Credit fundamentals will continue to reflect intense pricing competition and low investment yields, limiting profitability in the reinsurance sector. 21 October 2019
Insurance
Bermuda-based Maiden Reinsurance, the principal operating subsidiary of Maiden Holdings, has submitted filings to re-domesticate from Bermuda to the US state of Vermont. 21 October 2019
Insurance
AM Best has called on European re/insurers to demonstrate underwriting discipline and a continued improvement in rates and terms in 2020. 21 October 2019
Insurance
Reinsurers may think they know what the perfect client looks like but they might not always be correct. Stuart Shipperlee, managing director of Litmus Analysis, explains the perspective offered by the results of the consultancy’s analysis of North American cedants. 20 October 2019
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