All Flood articles – Page 11
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Online onlyAustralian storms hit insurers
The storms that harangued Australia at the beginning of June have hit the country's insurers hard
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QBE says storm claims within its target
QBE Insurance Group said that claims stemming from Australia's weekend storm were within its 2007 target
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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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Australian insurer hit by flood claims
IAG reveals more than 9,000 claims following storm on Australia's east coast
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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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Cat issues high on NAIC agenda
Catastrophe issues are high on the agenda at this year’s Summer NAIC meeting, which coincides with the start of 2007 storm season
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Online onlyBusiness interruption uncertainties
A new study has highlighted serious flaws in business interruption estimates relating to a severe London flood
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Ironshore approved to write insurance in Florida
The Bermuda-based specialty insurance company is to write property, property catastrophe and casualty insurance
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Amlin Q1 premiums down
Amlin's written premium in the first four months is down modestly compared to the same period in 2006
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AM Best affirms ratings for Syndicate 510 and Bermuda-based Kiln
AM Best has rated Kiln Bermuda, the newly established holding company of the Lloyd's Syndicate
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Industry Matters
Hedging cat perils
Allianz’s new catastrophe bond covers flooding in the UK by offsetting the risk against North American earthquakes, explains Marc Hannebert
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Features
Chinese shockwaves
In the wake of the recent dive on Shanghai's Stock Exchange, which quickly impacted worldwide financial markets, Dr Milan Simic examines the potential impact of large losses from earthquakes and other natural hazards in China.
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Investment Analysis
You can't predict the weather
Dire predictions for the industry a year ago have been largely disproved as reinsurers kickstart 2007 boasting massive profits. So is the outlook more upbeat now? Asks Lindsey Rogerson.
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Global Matters
Flooding the market
A new report confirms that Europe is as vulnerable to a major insured loss as areas such as the Gulf of Mexico.
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Industry Matters
Insuring the uninsurable
New developments in urban flood risk modelling could help risk managers underwrite in previously “at risk” areas, explains Dr Justin Butler.
