Archive

  • Hannover Re incurs €64m loss from hailstorm Andreas

    17 October 2013

    Industry losses estimated at €2.5bn

  • Reinsurers and brokers steeled for "post-convergence" markets

    10 September 2013

    The rise of alternative capital has been the talking point at this year's reinsurance Rendez-vous in Monte Carlo. The $45bn currently in play could double in next three years, but what will be the effect on pricing and how reinsurers and brokers operate? Christopher Cundy reports

  • European flood losses surpass $1.6bn

    16 July 2013

    Partner Re is latest to report impact

  • Swiss Re expects $300m in claims from European floods

    08 July 2013

    Puts total cost to insurance industry at $3.5bn-4.5bn

  • Munich Re cat bond includes Australian cyclone risk

    02 July 2013

    Investors snap up $75m bond also covering US hurricane perils

  • AIR releases pandemic flu model

    27 June 2013

    Model includes more than 18,000 simulated events

  • 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

  • German insured loss from flooding could reach €5.8bn

    20 June 2013

    Impact similar to if 2002 flood occurred today, according to AIR Worldwide

  • RMS to update North Atlantic hurricane model

    11 March 2013

    Incorporates Sandy claims trends and latest sea surface temperature research

  • Russian meteor led to surge in car crashes

    18 February 2013

    Most damage arises from broken glass, says industry