Brokers/Consultants Data/Tech/Modeling EMERGING TRENDS FEATURED REINSURANCE/ILS WRIN.tv Newswire Willis Re CEO sees brokers reinventing themselves…delivering value through innovation. As part of the Innovation Executive Video series, Willis Re’s Global CEO John Cavanagh talks about how brokers are reinventing their role and delivering value through innovation. Mr. Cavanagh says the insurance industry is going through significant change, and technology is driving much of that change. While insurance plays an important role in society, he believes the industry is “open for disruption” given … Read More
ILS & Capital Markets Reinsurance Markets REINSURANCE/ILS Property Reinsurers face up to climate change, “leveling” ILS and broker placement platforms. With the property reinsurance market experiencing soft pricing for some time, WRIN.tv spoke with Jim Larkin, Head of Property Underwriting at Munich Re America, about the impact of Hurricane Matthew, and other factors affecting the market. While it is unclear if Hurricane Matthew would have any impact on reinsurance renewals, Mr. Larkin believes the storm was a reminder about the … Read More
Brokers/Consultants EMERGING TRENDS ILS & Capital Markets Reinsurance Markets REINSURANCE/ILS (Re)insurers seeking growth are running to emerging risks…rather than away – Aon Benfield’s Head of Strategy With losses from Hurricane Mathew and other catastrophe losses, 2016 has seen the highest loss activity in three years. Even so, according to Andrew Marcell, Global Head of Strategy at Aon Benfield, the impact on rates in property reinsurance will be fairly minimal. There are numerous emerging risks from new technologies and the sharing economy. For instance, Aon reports a … Read More
Brokers/Consultants Recent Stories Reinsurance Markets Aon Benfield exec sees alternative capital moving into commercial insurance market/casualty reinsurance. Bryon Ehrhart, CEO of the Americas at Aon Benfield, speaks with WRIN.tv about the issues affecting alternative capital in the reinsurance market during the recent S&P Insurance Conference. He says the growth in alternative capital has been driven by clients seeking to diversify their sources of catastrophe risk capital and met with investors looking to diversify their investment return. There … Read More
Recent Stories Reinsurance Markets Bermuda Stock Exchange had over 50% of all Cat Bond issues WRIN.tv caught up with Greg Wojciechowski, President of the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), at the SIFMA IRLS Conference. He gives his perspective on the growth in the Cat Bond market and its impact on the Bermuda market, which is the leading global domicile for ILS with about $16 billion listed on the BSX. There were about 115 listed securities on … Read More
ILS & Capital Markets Recent Stories Cat Bond Lite securities reduce frictional costs…show signs of growth – AVP at ISO. It was a record year for Insurance Linked Securities in 2014, and new approaches to alternative capital are have emerged. Here Tom Johansmeyer, AVP Reinsurance Services at ISO, speaks with WRIN.tv about Cat Bond Lite at the recent IRLS Conference in New York. According to Mr. Johansmeyer, Cat Bond Lite “is a streamlined way to transfer risk in a securitized format.” It … Read More
ILS & Capital Markets Markets Recent Stories More capital and comfort with modeling spurring growth in ILS – S&P WRIN.tv reports from SIFMA’s Insurance and Risk Linked Securities (IRLS) Conference in New York, where the discussion centered on the record-setting insurance linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond markets. Here, Standard and Poor’s Director Gary Martucci discusses the drivers of growth in alternative capital and if it will continue. According to Mr. Martucci, he does expect 2015 to be an … Read More
