Archive

  • AIR releases pandemic flu model

    27 June 2013

    Model includes more than 18,000 simulated events

  • US has more reservations about Solvency II than a year ago

    21 June 2013

    The federal threat to the US system of state-based insurance supervision is waning, according to Jim Donelon and Ben Nelson, the president and CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, but international pressure for reform is an ever-present danger. In a Q&A with InsuranceERM, the new officials also discuss progress on reinsurance collateral, the ORSA and principles-based reserving

  • Insurers face "biggest ever" financial reporting change

    21 June 2013

    Third draft of international standard on insurer accounting released

  • RMS cloud will be AIR-less

    21 June 2013

    Catastrophe modelling firms are promising to shift risk management into a higher gear with the launch of their various platforms and RMS has even thrown open its new service to third-party modellers. AIR Worldwide's Bill Churney explains why his firm won't be joining in

  • NAIC CEO Nelson criticises IAIS and ComFrame

    14 June 2013

    Tells Congress international regulatory approaches are too rigid

  • Axis Re launches weather risk desk

    11 June 2013

    Edgar Bautista and Sandeep Ramachandran appointed as co-heads

  • Tokio and GC Securities launch cat bond platform

    10 June 2013

    Aims to reach smaller buyers of excess-of-loss catastrophe reinsurance

  • Shaun Wang joins Geneva Association

    10 June 2013

    Former GSU professor to head think-tank's research

  • NACRO concerned at ORSA, ComFrame moves

    05 June 2013

    North American CROs are keeping a watchful eye on the development of the ORSA and disagreeing with some aspects of the ComFrame draft

  • Generali's solvency ratio boosted by disposal of US life business

    04 June 2013

    Sale to Scor is part of capital optimisation strategy