All SRCC articles
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NewsRisk of US civil unrest highest level since BLM – Verisk Maplecroft
Verisk warned conditions are “on a par” with those just before the BLM protests and riots following the death of George Floyd in US police custody, which cost approximately $3bn in insured losses in 2020.
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NewsStrikes at US East Coast ports could generate a $63bn hit – Russell Group
Economic losses could be severe from industrial action threatened in October at 36 American ports, from New York to Houston.
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NewsWPVT Rising: Q&A with Guy Carpenter’s Powell
War, political violence and terrorism questions answered by Jonathan Powell, managing director, non-marine specialty, Guy Carpenter.
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NewsThe state of the market – SCOR Global P&C’s Conoscente
North American casualty risks loom large, as do European secondary perils, despite a picture of price adequacy on US peak risks, warned the chief executive of SCOR’s property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance business.
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NewsA new phase in the cycle begins – Howden Re’s Flandro
After a Goldilocks period for reinsurers, a new stage in the cycle is starting to take shape, with signs including lower interest rates and their effects on bond portfolios, David Flandro, Howden Re’s head of industry analysis and strategic advisory, told GR.
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NewsHowden Re pre Monte report focuses on innovation
Rapidly changing nat cat, political violence and casualty re/insurance situations mean point to a greater need for collaborative innovation, reinsurance broker Howden Re said.
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NewsDWIC Roundtable: The explosion of PV
Demand for political violence (PV) protection has risen across MENA markets, driven by geopolitical volatility, as well as growing client awareness about this nascent product. A roundtable on day two took a deep dive into an evolving market.
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News“Grey zone” losses prompt action – WTW geopolitics report
Some 47% of firms have experienced a political risk loss in excess of $50m, broker WTW warned, and 96% said they have invested in political risk management capabilities.
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NewsThe new PV reinsurance market hub in Dubai
There are at least ten active carriers or MGAs of political violence re/insurance operating from the Dubai International Financial Centre, one senior Dubai-based underwriter says.
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NewsPV fears on the rise globally – Allianz Commercial
Some $13bn in economic and insured losses came from just seven civil unrest incidents in recent years, according to a report by Allianz Commercial on political violence and civil unrest.
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NewsRising political risk for emerging market manufacturing hubs - Verisk Maplecroft
Heightened political risks are overshadowing a ‘friendshoring’ shift, according to report data from Verisk Maplecroft.
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NewsSmoother 1/1 with motivated market and more capital – Guy Carpenter
Renewals characterised by ample capacity and a commercial approach to trading partnerships, albeit with continued underwriting scrutiny for casualty, cyber and SRCC, according to the broker.
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NewsMGA Optio adds political violence, terrorism capacity
Specialty MGA has partnered with a US carrier to deploy fresh political violence capacity, reflecting greater appetite for the standalone insurance business, as buyers seek protection from terrorism and civil unrest risks, and reinsurers eye recent SRCC losses with concern for 1/1.
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NewsInsurers should brace for more civil unrest, warns new predictive SRCC model
Political violence risks have worsened globally since 2021, and 85% of US cities face high SRCC risks in next 12 months, writes Torbjorn Soltvedt, principal analyst at risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft.
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NewsFrench riots cost insurers €650m in claims – France Assureurs
Civil unrest in Paris and across France resulted in 11,300 claims, with commercial property accounting for 55% of the claims cost, according to a French insurance industry group.
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NewsLatin America, political protests and global reinsurers
By Leonardo Garzon, managing director, Latin America and Joe Jarvis, regional senior adjuster, at claims services provider McLarens.
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NewsSri Lanka riot losses to hit excess layers
Widespread riots broke out in Sri Lanka following an attack on anti-government protests in Colombo on 9 May
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NewsWhat will it take for the ILS market to assume more political violence risk?
Almost a year ago, what would eventually become known as the ‘George Floyd’ riots began – an event that would eventually cost the global insurance industry more than US$2 billion.
