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FBD reaches agreement with reinsurers on COVID-19 BI recoveries
31st January 2022
FBD Insurance has now reached an agreement with reinsurers on how recoveries will operate relating to COVID-19 business interruption (BI) claims from public house customers. As we wrote last year, the Irish High Court previously ruled that FBD Insurance must compensate four pub owners for the disruption caused to their ... Read the full article
COVID-19 the third costliest catastrophe event for re/insurers, says Howden
5th January 2022
Insurance and reinsurance industry losses from the COVID-19 pandemic up to the end of the third quarter of 2021 near $45 billion, making it the third most expensive catastrophe event for the industry, according to broker Howden's reinsurance renewals report. Behind only 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina (the most expensive insured loss ... Read the full article
Post-pandemic GDP levels comparable to Great Depression: SCOR
31st December 2021
According to a new report from SCOR, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a sudden quasi-global economic standstill and consequently led to a significant drop in global GDP, at levels comparable to those observed during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The anticipation of such a massive drop in global GDP over a ... Read the full article
Future systemic risks a key industry concern: Survey
10th November 2021
More than 18 months after the spread of the novel COVID-19 virus caused nations from all corners of the world to lockdown for the first time, respondents to our recent reinsurance market survey have concerns about the risk transfer industry’s ability to navigate such a challenge in the future. The ... Read the full article
Rep. Maloney reintroduces Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2021
9th November 2021
New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney reintroduced the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2021 (PRIA) on November 2nd, paving way for the creation of the Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program, designed to protect businesses of all shapes and sizes from the impacts of future pandemics. Rep. Maloney, alongside various stakeholders, first introduced ... Read the full article
Marsh & Citi develop risk structure to boost delivery of COVAX vaccines
17th August 2021
Insurance broker Marsh has collaborated with global bank Citi to create an innovative risk mitigation structure designed to help the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) pre-purchase vaccines in bulk with greater confidence, and facilitate rapid and equitable distribution around the world. Developed on behalf of Gavi, the risk mitigation structure will cover the ... Read the full article
RGA announces higher income in 2021 as COVID-19 claims subside
4th August 2021
Global life reinsurance carrier, Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), has reported a higher net income, year-on-year, for both the second quarter and first half of the year, while premiums increased by 11% to $3.1 billion. Overall, RGA has announced net income of $344 million for Q2 2021, compared with $158 ... Read the full article
Proposed AXA settlement would reduce BI uncertainty: Moody’s
11th June 2021
AXA France's proposed €300 million settlement offer to thousands of restaurant clients who hold non-damage business interruption (BI) policies would reduce the uncertainty related to the ultimate financial burden of COVID-19 BI claims, says Moody's analyst Benjamin Serra. Yesterday, global insurance company AXA announced a proposal to settle with 15,000 ... Read the full article
Claims inflationary trends in ‘new territory’, says Xactware’s Mike Fulton
9th June 2021
With the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season now officially underway, the market is in "new territory" with respect to inflationary pressures and the rise in material prices and labour costs, according to Mike Fulton, President of Xactware. As inflation becomes increasingly apparent in the wider economy, the latest in our sister ... Read the full article
“Significant traction” for parametric solutions to pandemic: Artemis Live
2nd June 2021
Industry experts, speaking as part of the latest Artemis Live webcast, have said they believe there is "significant traction" for re/insurance solutions to leverage technology and hedge pandemic risk using parametric triggers. Last week's webcast, entitled “Hedging the Next Pandemic with Parametric Capital ... Read the full article
Hedging the next pandemic: Register for live webcast
19th May 2021
Our insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused sister site, Artemis, has partnered with Vesttoo to explore opportunities to hedge the next global pandemic via the use of parametric risk transfer, enabled by advanced data and technology. Register online here to secure your place at this free live webcast event. Following ... Read the full article
Despite a muted Q1 COVID impact, P&C isn’t in the clear yet: Swiss Re CFO
30th April 2021
For Swiss Re, COVID-19-related losses in its P&C Reinsurance segment were muted for the first-quarter of 2021, but that doesn't mean the business is "all clear for the rest of the year," according to Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), John Dacey. Early this morning, Swiss Re announced COVID-19 losses of ... Read the full article
Q4 reporting sees COVID-19 losses jump 21% for re/insurers: PeriStrat
6th April 2021
Overall, publicly reported COVID-19 pandemic-related losses, IBNR reserves and estimates from insurers and reinsurers now stands at just shy of $38 billion, according to data compiled by Zurich-based financial services advisory, PeriStrat LLC. With the fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 results season now complete, COVID-19 loss numbers have, unsurprisingly, continued to trend ... Read the full article
Post-pandemic, re/insurers must be more forward-looking: Harrison, D&B
31st March 2021
Historically characterised as stuck in its ways and slow to adjust, as the world emerges from the pandemic, the re/insurance industry has an opportunity to accelerate its transformation through investments into digital and data technologies for the benefit of both carriers and clients. This is according to James Harrison, UKI Head ... Read the full article
Hannover Re’s income robust but large losses (COVID) dent underwriting result
11th March 2021
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has outperformed its Group profit guidance of more than €800 million for 2020 despite the significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which, alongside other large losses pushed the firm's property and casualty (P&C) combined ratio into unprofitable territory. Group net income declined from the €1.3 billion posted ... Read the full article
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