Reinsurance
Scor eyes UK pension funds’ longevity risk
Reinsurer Scor becomes the latest firm to enter the longevity arena
Mexico and Brazil on the road to risk-based regulation
Latin American economic powerhouses Brazil and Mexico are introducing new solvency regulations in their fast-growing insurance markets. But while Mexico has gone straight for a Solvency II-type approach, Brazil is emphasising gradualism and will not make…
E&P energy company premiums likely to rise
Energy exploration and production (E&P) companies face increased cost risks as insurance premiums could rise, following BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which forced reinsurance firms, such as Germany’s Munich Re, to shell out hefty payments
Cat bonds set to become new face of structured credit, say Axa chiefs
Two senior heads at Axa Investment Managers anticipate escalating demand for catastrophe bonds.
Aon Benfield launches first pan-Asian typhoon model for cat risk
Two companies offer new insurance products covering typhoon catastrophe risk in Asia
Aon takes a measured approach to GRC implementation
Aon Corporation, a global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, has opted for a more measured approach to adopting a GRC platform by starting with an upgrade of its existing Sarbanes-Oxley (Sox) compliance system and…
Cat bonds return
The market for catastrophe bonds dried up in 2008 and early 2009 as the financial crisis took its toll. Confidence is returning, helped by wide spreads and a re-think about the assets used to collateralise catastrophe bonds, but issuance has yet to…
Solvency management provides reinsurance opportunity
Testing economic conditions have prompted widespread moves by life insurers to reinsure their liabilities in order to gain capital relief. As the situation eases, will demand for reinsurance fall, or are other factors coming to prominence? Blake Evans…
Staying out of harm's way
Catastrophe Bonds
Insurance Risk Manager of the Year - Hannover Re
Risk Awards 2008
A catastrophe waiting to happen?
As climate change and geopolitical uncertainty ratchet up the risk of a single, catastrophic event, insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to offset that risk.