Catastrophe modellers are red hot on climate
InsuranceERM's annual roundup of developments among catastrophe modellers and platform providers finds one overwhelming theme: the need to provide insurers with better ways to understand the impact of climate change on risk. Cintia Cheong, Christopher Cundy, Ronan McCaughey and Paul Walsh report
Progress questioned on secondary peril modelling
Experts shared their views on a Willis Research Network webinar
Willis Re's catastrophe modelling targets future storm simulations
Yingzhen Chuang discusses the reinsurance brokerage's catastrophe modelling strategy
Reinsurers reverse negative trends to boost capital
Willis Re says reinsurers have largely overcome challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic
Replenished capital drive marks June and July reinsurance renewals
Willis Re added reinsurers recognise Covid-19 losses may take several years to settle
Reinsurers face $30bn Covid-19 hit to their capital base
Willis Re report details the pandemic's likely impact on the global reinsurance sector
Retroactive Covid-19 legislation 'a mistake' - ERM expert warns
Willis Re's Dave Ingram discusses how insurers can best respond during the pandemic
Modelling the virus
The spread of Covid-19 has not come as a surprise to everyone. Analytics firms are looking at the thousands of situations to model pandemics every day. However, it seems insurers are not quite up to scratch. Sarfraz Thind reports
Three lines of defence: a necessity or a nuisance?
The three lines of defence model has become a fixture for enterprise risk management in the insurance sector. But after nearly two decades since its introduction, does the model still have a place within the insurance industry or are changes needed? Paul Walsh investigates