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Analysing your way to a digital advantage
The digital era presents a golden opportunity to engage with customers – and insurers should ensure they are not left behind, says David Ovenden, Insurance Management Consultancy Leader, Towers Watson
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A new breed of casualty cat models
07 April 2015Modelling of a casualty or liability catastrophe has traditionally lacked the sophistication seen in the property cat world, despite its potential for harming insurers. The industry and regulators are waking up to this threat and new solutions are being developed. Christopher Cundy reports
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Marsh poaches head of risk from National Australia Bank
07 April 2015Sally Williams replaces John Nicholson, who has retired
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Eiopa sticks to its guns on Solvency II recovery plans
07 April 2015Commission advised on rules for insurers found in breach of capital requirements
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Reinsurance is flexible and cost-effective for Solvency II capital needs
02 April 2015There are other advantages, too, over equity and hybrid capital, which are more complex to issue, as Peter Bärnreuther and Norbert Kuschel describe
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PwC partner joins Towers Watson
02 April 2015Frédéric Traimond to lead RCS division in southwest Europe
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The three most overused phrases in insurance
02 April 2015US insurers name the buzzwords of 2014
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Germany takes brunt of windstorm Niklas
01 April 2015Too soon for loss estimates
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Data: it's a question of confidence
Information is at the heart of effective risk and capital management, so making sure data solutions are robust is a necessity for modern insurers, as MBE's Andries Beukes explains
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Endurance to acquire Montpelier Re for $1.83bn
31 March 2015Combined cash and shares deal for Bermudian reinsurer