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IAG hikes natcat budget by 37% after stormy weather
02 November 2021October storms in South Australia and Victoria add to claims burden
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German reinsurers warn of increasing reinsurance prices
18 October 2021Natural disasters and the effects of Covid-19 were cited as key drivers
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Cyber risk appetites among insurers are polarised
11 October 2021CyberCube's chief growth officer Chris Methven discusses the state of the market
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RVS 2021: Emerging risks start shifting beyond climate and cyber
21 September 2021Re/insurers at this year's virtual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) event began to take a more holistic view when discussing emerging risks. Paul Walsh reports
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Munich Re CEO: ability to model future risks "does not concern me much"
07 September 2021AM Best and Moody's had warned reinsurers would face modelling challenges
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Insurers start mapping out carbon emissions underwriting standards
06 September 2021NZIA and PCAF collaboration aims to help realise net-zero ambitions
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Insured losses from Europe's floods could hit €6.5bn
23 August 2021RMS reconstructed a flood hazard footprint that covers the worst affected areas
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Munich Re forecasts "mid triple-digit million" losses from Europe's floods
10 August 2021Covid-19-related losses totalled around €505m for the first half of the year
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The US Climate Survey: good, bad and ugly
03 August 2021US insurers' efforts to understand and mitigate climate risks is difficult to discern, but the NYDFS and InsuranceERM have dug into the NAIC's annual survey to find patchy progress and some surprising opinions. Sarfraz Thind and David Walker report
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Cat modellers go physical to understand climate threats
23 July 2021Insurers' modelling of natural catastrophes has predominantly relied on historical data, but this approach is becoming unsuitable as the climate changes. Paul Walsh investigates the new techniques being developed