personal Insurance

California Appellate Court Confirms the Standard for Bad Faith is Whether the Insurer Acted Reasonably

The California Court of Appeal recently issued an opinion confirming the standard for determining an insurer’s bad faith conduct is,.. Read More

Lloyd's ILS structure limited to quota shares, hopes for use by 'coming into line'

Lloyd’s of London’s recently established insurance-linked securities (ILS) structure, the multi Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle (mISPV) named London Bridge Risk,.. Read More

Aon says winter storm losses to hit record level, warns of climate effect

The intensity of extreme cold events such as the recent US winter storms and Arctic deep freeze may become more,.. Read More

Understanding Proof of Loss for Insurance Claims

This blog is about what proof of loss is in an insurance claim. As documentation of ownership, this proof can,.. Read More

SCOR gets quota share longevity retro from Mangrove sidecar

France-headquartered global reinsurance firm SCOR has put in place a sidecar-like, quota share retrocession vehicle named Mangrove Insurance PCC Limited,.. Read More

Catastrophes outweigh pandemic losses for Bermuda reinsurers in 2020

Bermuda’s reinsurance sector was hit by more catastrophe losses than costs from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to data,.. Read More

Winter storm losses in Texas drive ERCOT subrogation speculation

The size of the estimated winter storm insurance and reinsurance market loss from February’s severe Arctic freeze and the issues,.. Read More

Business Personal Property Claim: The Scavenger Hunt

Recently I was at a site inspection centered on business personal property. Items were skewed about in piles, where they,.. Read More

Oklahoma Bill Seeks to Prohibit Roofing Contractors from Covering Insureds Deductibles

A new bill is making its way through the Oklahoma legislative process that could impact policyholders and the roofing industry,.. Read More

Hannover Re cedes up to 32% of cats, 24% of COVID losses to retro in 2020

German reinsurance giant Hannover Re benefited from its retrocessional protections throughout 2020, potentially ceding almost one-third of natural catastrophe losses,.. Read More