Risk modeller, AIR Worldwide released a report this week, aptly entitled Taking a Comprehensive View of Catastrophe Risk Worldwide, which seeks to answer key questions associated with 2011. 17 January 2013
Now entering its eighth year, the Bermuda U40s tour is an industry event that enables up-and-coming Bermudians to experience other global re/insurance markets first-hand. 17 January 2013
Under-fire insurer, AIG has entered into a $400 million collateralised peak zone reinsurance contract with Bermuda incorporated, Compass Re. 17 January 2013
It seems that sidecars are back in vogue in the Bermuda market, with Alterra, Argo, Lancashire, RenaissanceRe and Validus all launching or ramping up sidecars in recent weeks. 13 January 2013
In its annual renewals review—this year entitled The route of profitable growth—Guy Carpenter highlighted capital management as one of the key means to drive growth in the re/insurance market. 10 January 2013
Speaking at the World Economic Forum, John Drzik, CEO of the Oliver Wyman Group, argued growing debt levels resulting from the financial crisis, are weakening the ability of governments to respond to catastrophic events. 10 January 2013
Despite troubling global economic conditions, AM Best’s latest Global Reinsurance Outlook paints a stable picture for the reinsurance sector in 2013 and argues that it is well-positioned to ride out the ongoing crisis. 10 January 2013
Argo is the latest re/insurer to enter the sidecar space, announcing on Monday the establishment of the group’s first sidecar, Harambee Re 2013-1. 10 January 2013
