FEATURED ILS & Capital Markets REINSURANCE/ILS WRIN.tv Newswire Robust Reinsurance Market Not Without its Challenges – RAA CEO. “The reinsurance market continues to be robust” according to Frank Nutter, CEO of the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA). Brokers report that capital in the market has increased, and it was a relatively “low catastrophe” year. Among the concerns and challenges facing reinsurers, cyber exposure, the reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), and the retrocessional market. The industry … Read More
Data/Tech/Modeling EMERGING TRENDS FEATURED Homeowner/Renter/Auto P&C Recent Stories Working in Risk & Insurance WRIN.tv Newswire Insurers still face challenges from Resilience, Cyber, Talent Gap & Global Affairs Insurance Information Institute (III) Chief Administrative Officer Laura Favinger shares her thoughts on major issues facing the U.S. insurance industry, including insurer and policyholder resilience, technology and cyber risk, the industry’s talent gap and global economic and political upheaval. For insurance customer, including homeowners and renters, Ms. Favinger addresses the need to ensure proper insurance coverage, “the right types, the … Read More
Claims Management FEATURED Homeowner/Renter/Auto INDUSTRY NEWS P&C Recent Stories WRIN.tv Newswire CAT Report: Changing Focus from Recovery to Resilience. With the Hurricane Season underway, WRIN.tv speaks with Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) President and CEO Sean Kevelighan about the forecast for 2017, and a change in focus from ‘recovery’ to ‘resilience.’ Mr. Kevelighan drew from a recent announcement jointly published by the I.I.I., the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU) and the Tropical Meteorology Project (TMP), which forecasts “near-average … Read More
Data/Tech/Modeling INDUSTRY NEWS Markets WRIN.tv Newswire IDF takes aim at ‘protection gap’ with UN, World Bank and sovereign nations – IIS CEO. Mike Morrissey is President and CEO of the International Insurance Society (IIS), which serves as Secretariat for the Insurance Development Forum (IDF). The IDF is a public/private partnership led by the insurance industry and supported by international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. Here, Mr. Morrissey discusses efforts targeting the ‘protection gap’ through risk pools, risk … Read More
CAREERS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FEATURED People Recent Stories Working in Risk & Insurance WRIN.tv Newswire The need to shed “boring” label to bridge “talent gap.” The insurance industry struggles to attract and retain next generation professionals. Here, WRIN.tv speaks with Monica Ningen, Head Property Underwriting in the U.S. & Canada at Swiss Re about the Talent Gap in the insurance industry. She was named to Business Insurance’s list of Woman to Watch in 2015, and shared her thoughts on the misconceptions about a career in … Read More
INDUSTRY NEWS Markets Uncategorized ICMIF Chief Exec on Mutual growth & governance, tech opps, microinsurance and NAMIC Convention Shaun Tarbuck, Chief Executive of ICMIF, the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation, comments on the growth in market share among Mutual Insurers, as reported by Swiss Re in a recent Sigma Report. He sees three main reasons for the expansion: Trust, Improved Marketing, and greater customer awareness of alternatives that are “mutual.” Mr. Tarbuck also address challenges Swiss Re … Read More
FEATURED INDUSTRY NEWS P&C Recent Stories Specialty Lines WEF: Global Risks more interconnected…more imminent The Global Risks Report 2016, published by the World Economic Forum and its Global Competitiveness and Risks Team, draws attention to ways that global risks may evolve and interact in the next decade. The 11th edition of the report includes perspectives from nearly 750 experts regarding the impact and likelihood of prevalent global risks, including economic risk, environmental, geopolitical, societal … Read More
