personal Insurance

Cat bonds one of the most prominent innovations in sustainable finance: IMF

According to a staff climate paper published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), catastrophe bonds are one of “the most,.. Read More

Australia floods now second costliest cat event in its history at AU $5.134bn

The Australia flood event in February and March 2022 has now become the second costliest severe weather related catastrophe event,.. Read More

Swiss Re grows nat cat premiums 23%, shifts to higher attachments

Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re reported its first-half 2022 results this morning and revealed a continued strong appetite for growth,.. Read More

Florida's CFO backs reinsurance facility. But Floridians are the reinsurer of last resort

Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis has responded to the Office of Insurance Regulation’s (OIR) announcement of a plan,.. Read More

RenRe buys less third-party retro, shares more risk with partners: CEO

RenaissanceRe is managing the volatile ceded reinsurance and retrocession market by leveraging its ability to cede more risk to its,.. Read More

Common boat insurance claims and how to avoid them.

Boating is all about a fun day on the water, but it isn’t always smooth sailing. In 2020, the ,.. Read More

Munich Re estimates $34bn of insured catastrophe losses for H1 2022

Global reinsurance firm Munich Re estimates that global insured losses from natural catastrophe events reached $34 billion in the first-half,.. Read More

Universal cites "Florida claims environment" in Q2 underwriting loss

Universal Insurance Holdings, the Florida headquartered primary insurance carrier, has cited the states challenging insurance claims environment as a key,.. Read More

Florida Is in the Reinsurance Market | Merlin Law Group

Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) gets an A+ for creativity in its effort to avoid a perfect storm insurance,.. Read More

California Wildfire Fund goes without reinsurance again in 2022

For now a third year in a row, the California Wildfire Fund is going without reinsurance or any form of,.. Read More

Senator Rubio calls for Florida Federal review of dependence on Demotech

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has waded into Florida’s property insurance crisis, adding to calls for a Federal review of,.. Read More

Everest Re gets $85m of Q2 cat losses, reduces property cat at renewals

Global insurance and reinsurance firm Everest Re reported a 15.3% annualised return on equity (ROE) for the second-quarter, despite suffering,.. Read More