Friday, December 30, 2011

2011 Catastrophe Update: Historical Global Losses, Expensive Losses in the United States, Tropical Cyclones, Outlook for 2012

2011 Catastrophe Update: Historical Global Losses, Expensive Losses in the United States, Tropical Cyclones, Outlook for 2012

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Monday, May 23, 2011

The Storms Before the Storms

"A.M. Best believes primary insurers could face higher reinsurance costs at the upcoming July 1 renewals, given first-quarter 2011 catastrophe losses sustained by global reinsurers and the release of a new version of Risk Management Solutions Inc.’s wind model, as companies evaluate the need for additional reinsurance protection.”
The Storms Before the Storms

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Overcapacity in P/C Insurance Keeping Commercial Prices Down

See Insurance Journal article at
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/04/26/196245.htm

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Standard & Poor's Report: Expect Increased Volatility, Competition for D&O Insurers

The Insurance Journal article is at
http://www.mynewmarkets.com/articles/180919/standard-poor-s-report-expect-increased-volatility-competition-for-d-o-insurers

Monday, April 18, 2011

P/C Industry Depends Too Much on Catastrophe Models, Says Pioneer Clark

Please see Insurance Journal article at
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/04/14/194464.htm

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Cat Rates To See Sharp Increase In Some Sectors | PropertyCasualty360

Cat Rates To See Sharp Increase In Some Sectors | PropertyCasualty360

Guy Carpenter sees U.S. reinsurance prices rising | Business Insurance

Guy Carpenter sees U.S. reinsurance prices rising | Business Insurance

Commercial Insurance Pricing Cuts Slowed in March

Commercial Insurance Pricing Cuts Slowed in March: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Reinsurance Rates Rising, But Few Agree Where, How Much

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/04/06/193442.htm

Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season foreseen: London forecaster | Business Insurance

Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season foreseen: London forecaster | Business Insurance

Catastrophes, wind model pushing reinsurance rates up: Analysis | Business Insurance

Catastrophes, wind model pushing reinsurance rates up: Analysis | Business Insurance

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Insurers warn of 'dire' outcome under Solvency II

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/insurance/8427648/Insurers-warn-of-dire-outcome-under-Solvency-II.html?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d9c859da20cbab8%2C1

Friday, March 4, 2011

Upcoming June and July Reinsurance Renewals

The article entitled "A Look Ahead" in the March 2011 digital edition of Best's Review magazine provides useful insights regarding what might be expected during the upcoming June and July reinsurance renewal seasons. Visitors who don't currently subscribe will need to register for a subscription in order to address the digital
magazine (no charge).
Article link:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/557629e6#/557629e6/76
Subscription link:
http://www.bestreview.com/exclusiveoffer

Sunday, January 30, 2011

CAS Loss Simulation Model Working Party Paper Available in E-Forum

The CAS Loss Simulation Model Working Party Paper is now available in the 2011 Winter CAS E-Forum at http://www.casact.org/pubs/forum/11wforum/. This open source software may be downloaded at http://www.casact.org/Research/LSMWP/, along with additional model documentation.