All Catastrophe articles – Page 25
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Online onlyBreen: Sidecars served their purpose
Sidecars “were a really great idea for a problem we had last year”, says Stephen Breen
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Online onlyIII: terror insurance programme "essential"
A long-term terrorism insurance programme is a must, says the III
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Online onlyHannover Re ratings upgraded
AM Best expects Hannover Re’s profits to increase to $1.3bn in 2007
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Online onlyClimate change could be uninsurable
Insurance “might not be people’s priority” in 50 years, warns Bill McGuire
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The future’s bright says S&P
Standard & Poor’s predicts a “new dawn” for the global reinsurance industry
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Online onlyEqecat: Gulf losses could reach $65bn
A strong hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could generate losses of more than $65bn, warns Eqecat
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Online onlyActive hurricane season still on the cards
TSR lead scientist Professor Mark Saunders says the general trend is toward stronger hurricanes
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Online onlyPrices to drop by 10%-15%
Reinsurance pricing will drop by 10%-15% at the 1 January renewals, predicts Paddy Jago
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AnalysisSwiss Re advocates compulsory terrorism coverage
Terror cover should be compulsory where government pools exist, says Swiss Re
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Gabrielle "not terrifically impressive"
Carvill estimates that damage from Tropical Storm Gabrielle will be insignificant
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Swiss Re gets tough on pricing
Swiss Re will refuse to write unprofitable business, says Jacques Aigrain in Monte Carlo
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Underwriters face “psychological barrier”
Letting unprofitable business go is a psychological barrier, says Moody’s in Monte Carlo
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Online onlyUS cat fund bill gets industry backing
The bill could play an important role in solving the nation’s nat cat insurance problem, says the PCI
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Fitow losses will not exceed $1bn
Typhoon expected to weaken as it passes through northern Japan
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Seventh storm forms off US coast
Tropical Storm Gabrielle not predicted to become hurricane
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Online onlyGuy Carp forms cargo modelling team
New report addresses issue of unknown cargo accumulation
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Features
Return of retro
Retrocession capacity is still a long way off from its pre-Hurricane Katrina levels. Paul Delbridge and Jean Bernard Crozet consider its value and the impact of non-traditional competition
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Industry Matters
Results suggest softening
The dip in reinsurers' premiums in Q2 suggests the softening has begun
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Features
Into the mainstream
Could non-traditional reinsurance products now be classed as traditional? asks Steve Breen.
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Features
Losing its spark
Inadequate rates continue to plague industrial fire insurance and reinsurance in Europe. Dirk Herrenpoth and Iris Zeisig demonstrate how "cash flow underwriting" in this sector provides a much broader lesson in cycle management.
