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Subscribe nowThe test will gauge the impact of the virus on insurers' risk-adjusted capital levels
Pandemic ranked only seventh, according to AM Best
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
Co-insurance will also bring opportunities to reinsurers, says AM Best
Loss creep fed by claimants taking on "people in powerful positions" in media, politics and sport, AM Best says
Reinsurers could still face 40% to 50% capital threat from mortality risk, says AM Best
Conflicting state and federal laws, uncertain pricing and novel risks have discouraged most insurers from participating in the cannabis market so far. But as the US edges nearer to federal legalisation, this could change. Sarfraz Thind reports
Restrictions on foreign currency transactions have been imposed to stabilise reserves
Faxai and Hagibis will not severely affect Japan’s three main non-life insurers’ capitalisation, says AM Best
Insurers piled into the Nevada desert last month to meet their technological future at the InsureTech Connect event. It all points to the inviolable certainty that insurtech is no longer just a buzzword. Sarfraz Thind reports