Natural catastrophes (Nat Cats)
Countdown to ISE: Q&A with panel guest Jeff Moghrabi
Jeff Moghrabi, country manager for France and regional director for central Europe at Ace, will be part of the panel debate on The varying role of the broker across Europe at Insurance Strategy Europe taking place in Brussels on Wednesday 21 and Thursday…
Far East 'cold spots' and nat-cats lead Canopius to report first loss
A string of natural catastrophe losses in 2011 drove Canopius Group to the first loss in the company's eight-year history.
Croatian Insurance Market - Latest market trends
Challenging economic conditions saw most lines in the Croation insurance sector suffer. Hvroje Paukovic provides an overview of the market.
Canopius tumbles to first ever loss
Lloyd's insurer Canopius has announced its first ever loss – of £64m before tax (2010: profit of £40m) with catastrophes adding 24 points to its combined ratio bringing it to 111%.
Large Tohoku aftershocks hit Japan
Insured losses from two earthquakes which occurred in Japan on 14 March will be less than $100m, according to Eqecat.
Comment: The risk of irrelevance
A recent report paints a bleak picture for the future of insurance.
In Series Emerging Markets: Drawing on professionalism
With capital continuing to pour into Asia, talent and professionalism is an issue that the Chartered Insurance Institute is well-placed to tackle.
Aftermath of Japan earthquake serves as reality check for insurance industry
One year ago, Japan was shaken to its core by a magnitude nine earthquake. The shockwaves from Tohoku-Oki on 11 March 2011 are still causing ripples among insurers, risk modelling firms and reinsurers.
Post magazine – 15 March 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Munich Re promises 2012 turnaround
Munich Re has claimed it has made a good start to 2012 and is aiming for a profit of around €2.5bn after announcing 2011 profit was slashed to €712m (2010: €2,430) in what it called "an extremely difficult environment".
Insurance Insight – top 10 stories
The 10 most read stories from www.insuranceinsight.eu over the past seven days.
Countdown to ISE: Q&A with guest speaker Steve Green
Steve Green, European middle market network leader for Zurich, will be presenting the session on 'Meeting the demands of the mid-market. Are insurers and brokers adequately servicing these clients?' at Insurance Strategy Europe taking place in Brussels…
Q&A Christchurch one year on - New Zealand Earthquake Commission
For the last two years New Zealand has seen an unprecedented number of earthquake incidents, Insurance Insight spoke to Hugh Cowan, general manager for research and education at the New Zealand Earthquake Commission, about how claims in the country are…
Geneva Association warns of 2011 repeat
More people will live in large urban areas and be hit by extreme events like those seen in 2011, the Geneva Association has warned.
Christchurch one year on: a forgotten city?
A year on from the earthquakes in New Zealand, while the Christchurch disasters may be slipping out of public consciousness, the work to rebuild the city continues.
Scor 'resilient' in the face of nat cats
French reinsurer Scor absorbed natural catastrophe losses of €138m from the Thai floods to record net income of €330m for 2011.
Insurers face up to $2bn tornado bill
Eqecat has estimated that the latest series of severe weather events in the US has produced $1bn to $2bn in insured losses.
Omega more than doubles losses
Struggling takeover target Omega's 2011 combined ratio hit 134%, and 2010 pre-tax losses more than doubled to $94.7m (2010: $42.9m).
Early start to US tornado season
More severe weather hit central and southern regions of the US over the weekend, spawning several tornadoes that killed at least 39 people and caused widespread property damage, according to reports.
Premium rates set for Thai cat fund
The Thai government has settled on premium rates for the state-initiated disaster fund.
Beazley's 623 reports 21% 2009 return
Beazley's managing agency Beazley Furlonge said its Names syndicate 623 returned 21% on capacity for 2009, but that 2010 would be nil return and 2011 just 2.5% because of catastrophes.
Amlin chairman retires after £194m loss
Amlin has posted a pre-tax loss of £193.8m (2010: profit of £259.2m) and announced that Roger Taylor is to retire as chairman following the 2012 AGM. Richard Davey will succeed him.
Trade credit – Asian boom
Marsh China recently observed a significant increase in demand for trade credit insurance from Asian firms wanting to protect their balance sheets against the potential default of eurozone trading partners. Francesca Nyman asked several market insiders…
Countdown to ISE: Q&A with guest speaker Christopher Myers
Christopher Myers, global head of enterprise risk management at Aon Benfield, will be presenting the session on 'Using publicly available information to help profile risk' at Insurance Strategy Europe taking place in Brussels on Wednesday 21 and Thursday…