Archive

  • ILS pricing down 70% at April renewals

    03 April 2013

    At its lowest since 1992, says Aon Benfield

  • PartnerRe sets up sidecar

    26 March 2013

    Lorenz Re capitalised with $75m

  • Impact Forecasting adds cat scenario models

    11 March 2013

    Superstorm Sandy, Thai flood, Japanese tsunami and European windstorm now included

  • US insurers to hold $23bn more capital if ratings agency revises model

    27 February 2013

    AM Best proposes lowering discount rate for non-life reserves from 5% to 4%

  • ABI lends support to Aon's flood pool

    27 February 2013

    UK insurers would pay a levy into Flood Re

  • Cat modellers set out their platforms

    26 February 2013

    For Eqecat, AIR and RMS, the future is platforms and the promise to give clients more model transparency and control. Open-architecture initiatives such as Oasis are also gearing up. Lorna Davies details the developments

  • L&G agrees largest ever UK longevity deal

    21 February 2013

    Swap insures against BAE Systems' pensioners living longer than expected

  • Oasis roll-out gathers pace

    30 January 2013

    Cat model framework looking for four more players to sign up

  • Insured losses for 2012 were 36% higher than average

    24 January 2013

    Sandy and US drought were most costly, says Impact Forecasting

  • Aon Benfield offers index-based weather reinsurance

    23 January 2013

    Swiss Re-backed product an alternative to aggregate cat reinsurance cover