The results of specialty insurer, Torus’s second annual survey of the management liability and professional lines market predicts that rate increases are on the cards for 2013. 6 December 2012
A recent report by AM Best that states that despite ‘tepid’ industry returns the rating agency has faith in Bermuda are indicative of the strength and reputation of the Island’s re/insurance sector. 6 December 2012
Ironshore’s professional liability division, IronPro is introducing a Highly Protected Information (HPI) product that will provide IT coverage and specialist assistance to SMEs affected by cyber attacks. 6 December 2012
A significant earthquake in California is overdue, according to seismologists. When the ground shakes, what could it mean for the reinsurance industry? 2 November 2012
US hurricane events remain the cat world’s number one bogeyman. But what would be the implications of the next big event, and what has changed post-Katrina? 2 November 2012
Standard & Poor’s review of the Bermuda market in 2011 and 2010 finds last year to have been a difficult 12 months for the industry. Enterprise risk management (ERM) has helped the industry ride out the storm. 2 November 2012
Collateralised reinsurance has proved to be an increasingly attractive proposition. We explore its implications with Tokio Millennium Re’s Edwin Jordan and Tokio Solution Management’s Kathleen Faries. 1 November 2012
The creation of an investable index that understands the nuances of the market looks set to act as a further spur to growth of ILS. Stefan Kräuchi and Aljosa Bilic detail the steps taken to make an investable index for ILS. 1 November 2012
Bermuda Re/insurance spoke to Tom Mount and Greg Reisner at ratings agency AM Best about what makes a good enterprise risk management strategy, and its implications for re/insurers’ ratings. 1 November 2012
Dodd-Frank and changing collateral requirements are transforming the regulatory dynamic in the US. Kevin McCarty, president of the NAIC, picks his way through the changing regulatory paradigm. 1 November 2012
