All Catastrophe articles – Page 34
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Online onlyPooling together to cover catastrophes
Is the first-ever multi-country catastrophe pool a major step forward for hazard-prone regions?
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Capital market investors here to stay
Capital market investors will need more than another Katrina to be put off insurance, say panellists at an S&P conference
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S&P: Glacier Re cat bond assigned “B” rating
Standard & Poor's has assigned its “B” senior secured debt rating to the $75m class A notes issued by Nelson Re
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Glacier Re launches Cayman-based cat bond
Glacier Reinsurance has announced the successful launch of a $75m wind and quake bond
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CBNR cover remains unavailable, says Guy Carp
The availability of terror insurance has improved but there remains little cover for chemical, nuclear, biological and radiological risks
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Australian insurer hit by flood claims
IAG reveals more than 9,000 claims following storm on Australia's east coast
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EQECAT supports Caribbean cat solution
EQECAT is providing the modeling expertise for the newly created Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility
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Online onlyKnight in shining armour
Warren Buffett has had a busy year after taking on Equitas in a $7bn reinsurance deal.
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PCI urges US state not to copy Florida
The PCI is urging South Carolina not to allow its "market of last resort" to undercut rates offered in the private market
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Insurance executives back federal charter
More than three-quarters of the insurance executives at S&P's annual conference backed an optional federal charter
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AIG launches predictive cat programme
AIG’s new product will attempt to identify hurricane property victims before a storm makes landfall
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AIR updates US hurricane model
A new version of AIR’s US hurricane model includes research linking sea surface temperatures to landfall activity
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Climate change: Munich Re signs UN accord
Munich Re is a signatory to the joint declaration on climate change issued by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative
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Beazley launches new liability product
Beazley has launched a new worldwide public liability and employers’ liability product for the event industry
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CCR superior ratings affirmed
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (superior) of French reinsurer Caisse Centrale de Reassurance
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RenRe launches sidecar for Florida market
RenaissanceRe has formed a new Bermuda-based sidecar, Starbound II, to offer capacity for the Florida market
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Increased hurricane activity expected in 2007
But precise predictions should be ignored, warns Carvill scientist
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Silver lining for first storms of 2007
The start of the hurricane season was welcomed by some US states as heavy rain helped battle wildfires
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Online onlyReinsurers brace for 2007 hurricane season
As a new storm season begins, non-traditional nat cat solutions are continuing to prove popular
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MMC panel advises on catastrophe risk management
A panel of MMC experts has been advising clients on business continuity planning and other challenges posed by an active storm season
