Lloyd's chief of markets Patrick Tiernan has hailed the energy transition as a “phenomenal opportunity” a...
Crawford's Van Bakel: Weather-related insured claims topping $100bn “the new norm”
Last year was an “unprecedented year” in which nearly the entire North American continent was “blanketed with smoke from wildfire”, Crawford & Company's...
Last year was an “unprecedented year” in which nearly the entire North American continent was “blanketed with smoke from wildfire”, Crawford & Company's...
Video / 2 months ago
William Pitt: A need for academic rigour in assessing protection gaps
One of the most commonly discussed concepts within the (re)insurance industry is the protection gap, yet there is little consistency in how it is...
One of the most commonly discussed concepts within the (re)insurance industry is the protection gap, yet there is little consistency in how it is...
Video / 2 months ago
Karen Clark unpacks $6.4bn insured loss estimate from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake
A wide range of loss estimates have been released since the New Year's Day earthquake in Japan, with several tallies coming in...
A wide range of loss estimates have been released since the New Year's Day earthquake in Japan, with several tallies coming in...
Video / 2 months ago
Pangea-Risk CEO: Israel-Hamas conflict economic losses pegged at $6.8bn+
The devastating conflict unfolding in the Middle East after Hamas attacked Israel earlier this month will have multiple impacts on the (re)insurance industry,...
The devastating conflict unfolding in the Middle East after Hamas attacked Israel earlier this month will have multiple impacts on the (re)insurance industry,...
Video / 5 months ago
Q3 earnings preview: Analysts bullish on reinsurer outlook, but “lumpy” cat losses to overshadow primary carrier results
As the industry prepares to unveil third quarter earnings over the coming weeks, analysts are...
As the industry prepares to unveil third quarter earnings over the coming weeks, analysts are...
Video / 6 months ago
Howden Tiger's Fox: New solutions critical as demand for reinsurance rises
Howden Tiger executive chairman Rod Fox has warned of the critical need to develop products that provide solutions for buyers, following a tightening of terms...
Howden Tiger executive chairman Rod Fox has warned of the critical need to develop products that provide solutions for buyers, following a tightening of terms...
Video / 7 months ago
Swiss Re: $100bn nat cat loss years are the “new normal”
Swiss Re's Urs Baertschi has warned the industry that annual cat losses of $100bn per year should be considered the “new normal” following an estimated $50bn of market-wide losses...
Swiss Re's Urs Baertschi has warned the industry that annual cat losses of $100bn per year should be considered the “new normal” following an estimated $50bn of market-wide losses...
Video / 7 months ago
Crawford's Brogan: Claims process “ripe” for tech transformation
The current claims process “is ripe for transformation” with real-time communications and claims triaging two notable areas of opportunity for the industry to...
The current claims process “is ripe for transformation” with real-time communications and claims triaging two notable areas of opportunity for the industry to...
Video / 1 year ago
KCC’s Clark: Climate change means more $20bn-$40bn industry loss events
Karen Clark has said that while scientific consensus has determined climate change is not impacting hurricane frequency, it is driving severity higher and that the...
Karen Clark has said that while scientific consensus has determined climate change is not impacting hurricane frequency, it is driving severity higher and that the...
Video / 1 year ago
Swiss Re's da Victoria Lobo: Misunderstanding inflation will “short-change policyholders” towards underinsurance
It is imperative the reinsurance industry “captures inflation properly” ahead of the 1 January renewals so that clients do not...
It is imperative the reinsurance industry “captures inflation properly” ahead of the 1 January renewals so that clients do not...
Video / 1 year ago