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The 2017 hurricane season could be a defining moment for Bermuda. Greg Wojciechowski of the Bermuda Stock Exchange outlines why this Atlantic storm season may define Bermuda’s role in the world for years to come. 27 October 2017
ILS
Hurricane Irma will test the infrastructure and financial wherewithal of some insurers doing business in Florida, particularly newcomers, as Chris Draghi and Michelle Baurkot of AM Best explain. 27 October 2017
Re/insurance
Hannover Re (Bermuda) was launched in 2001 after careful consideration by its German parent company. Konrad Rentrup, chief executive since the company’s launch, discusses the past 16 years with Bermuda:Re+ILS and what, if anything, might turn the soft market. 23 October 2017
Re/insurance
Having come through the integration process between XL and Catlin, XL Catlin doesn’t want to be the biggest player in the market. Instead it wants to be the best, as Charles Cooper, its president and chief underwriting officer, tells Bermuda:Re+ILS. 23 October 2017
Re/insurance
New technologies are starting to enter the relatively unchanged world of re/insurers’ reserving departments—and companies willing to invest in and embrace some of the applications could gain a significant advantage, as Bill Miller from KPMG in Bermuda tells Bermuda:Re+ILS. 12 October 2017
Re/insurance
Attracting the best talent from Generation Y and getting the best from them represents one of the biggest challenges for reinsurers. Those in Bermuda, however, might be having an easier time of it than elsewhere. Here, as part of a bigger feature available online, Bermuda:Re+ILS tracked down and interviewed 29 young executives—all 35 or under–who explain why they chose this industry. 6 October 2017
Re/insurance
For the third year running, this publication has selected a handful of profiles of the entrants from 2017 which are presented below. 6 October 2017
News
Litigation funding, the practice by which a third party funds a costly litigation or arbitration case and receives a fee if the case is won, is increasingly a factor in claims inflation. Jon Steer, global head of claims at Aspen Re, highlights why this is a growing concern for reinsurers. 29 September 2017
Re/insurance
Bermuda’s reinsurers and their priorities are changing as they become bigger, broader and willing to accept new risks. Brokers must keep pace with that and even facilitate the process, as Tony Fox, chairman of Aon Benfield Bermuda, explains to Bermuda:Re+ILS. 29 September 2017
Re/insurance
Don Kramer officially retired a long time ago. Comfortable in his own skin, reflecting on the failures that taught him everything about success, industry legend Kramer discusses with Bermuda:Re+ILS his appetite for volatility in his latest venture and why the industry must embrace young talent. 25 September 2017
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