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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
Cyber risk has topped the list of concerns for reinsurers for the first time, reflecting the anxieties around underwriting a risk that’s constantly changing and the rising threat to reinsurers themselves, according to a new report by PwC. 10 September 2017
Insurance
In association with Swiss Re, Monte Carlo Today conducted surveys of senior industry executives ahead of and during the conference. Their responses to various questions will be published in the daily newsletters. 10 September 2017
Insurance
New UK regulations designed to enable an insurance-linked securities (ILS) market in the London Market could have the potential to be a game-changer for parts of the ILS markets but much still depends on how the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) adopts and embraces the concept, with the regulator having the potential to make or break the market. 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
The record-breaking level of rainfall from Hurricane Harvey—combined with potentially high losses from Hurricane Irma—will help determine what, if anything, the market has learned since the 2005 hurricane season, the last time several major hurricanes made landfall. 10 September 2017
Insurance
As capital optimisation becomes ever more important to insurers, reinsurers can help them implement today’s sophisticated techniques for managing capital more efficiently, says Marco Sordoni, chief executive of UnipolRe, in an interview. 10 September 2017
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