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Insider In Full: The Supreme Court BI ruling is a judicial catastrophe, but one where XoL reinsurance recoveries look uncertain

On Friday a judicial cat hit the UK insurance sector....

Insurance Insider / Hosted article / 2 days ago
Claims & Losses Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

Insider In Full: Munich Re, Swiss Re and the multi-billion Covid-19 BI question

Munich Re and Swiss Re are taking a lead on pressing the case that contract terms will militate against successful Covid-19 BI claims on many excess-of-loss (XoL) cat treaties...

Insurance Insider / Hosted article / 4 months ago
Claims & Losses Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

Insider In Full: Part payments to BI claimants would spare both sides a slow move to a binary outcome

Yesterday, we revealed that a group of brokers with comfortably more than 50 percent market share in UK retail have been working for a number of weeks on an industry solution to the Covid-19 BI crisis...

Insurance Insider / Hosted article / 8 months ago
Claims & Losses Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

Insider In Full: Coronavirus: The biggest insured loss in history?

After a rout that started in February and ran for most of March, financial markets have stabilised thanks to government stimulus and signs of flattening curves in many major economies...

Insurance Insider / Hosted article / 9 months ago
Alternative Capital Claims & Losses

Insider In Full: Opinion: Is Covid-19 a major cat treaty loss?

Early assessments of the impact of Covid-19 on the insurance sector focused on the asset-side shock and the implications for demand resulting from the severe depression...

Insurance Insider / Hosted article / 9 months ago
Claims & Losses Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

Insider In Full: PartnerRe is in play with or without a Covea deal

The Agnelli family is looking for a full or partial sale of PartnerRe. Any deal would likely see a valuation of more than $8bn placed on PartnerRe, which...

Insurance Insider / Hosted article / 12 months ago
Law Mergers & Acquisitions

In Full: New York cybersecurity rule deemed excessive by industry

Insurers have raised objections to proposed New York state cybersecurity regulations, claiming the planned rules are too onerous and inflexible. The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) has called for the state Department of...

Insurance Insider / Hosted article / 4 years ago
Cyber Law

In Full: Insurers to withstand Brexit volatility

Rating agencies have agreed the impact of a UK exit from the European Union (EU) will be limited for European insurers, despite the credit implications for the broader economy...

Insurance Insider / Hosted article / 5 years ago
Law Political Risk & War

In Full: Flood Re launches

UK floods minister Rory Stewart has called Flood Re a "fantastic step forward" as the government-backed flood reinsurance pool launches nationwide (4 April). Under the scheme, some 350,000 homes in flood-prone areas will benefit from affordable home insurance...

Insurance Insider / Hosted article / 5 years ago
Law Property - UK

In Full: ‘Devil is in the detail’ for London’s ILS plans

George Osborne's plans to aid the development of London as a centre for insurance-linked securities (ILS) business must address specific issues such as the time needed to set up new vehicles, industry experts have said...

Insurance Insider / Hosted article / 6 years ago
Alternative Capital Law