Business
Swiss Re estimates 2017 insurance industry Nat Cat losses at US$95bn
Swiss re said its $3.6bn loss estimate was “subject to a higher than usual degree of uncertainty” and may need to be subsequently adjusted […]
Articles by alastair walker
Insurance & Reinsurance
2017 hurricanes & wildfires: Reinsurance reinstatements could run out by year end, says CMS
Simon Kilgour, CMS: “In the pressure to maximise reinsurance recoveries some disputes about erosion of limits and reinstatement are possible.“ […]
Fraud
Personal injury lawyers ask Ministry of Justice; “what are reforms really for?”
The Ministry of Justice will reduce the rights of genuine claimants further if they repeat the mistakes of recent flawed reforms, a leading UK injury lawyers group has warned. Simon Stanfield, Partner at Simpson Millar […]
InsureTech
InsureTech firm Canopy raises £1.3m to disrupt rental deposit market
With more than £4 billion of rental security deposits currently held by landlords, Canopy claims it has the ability to help free this up for the direct benefit of the UK economy […]
Insurance & Reinsurance
Activate Group announces launch, acquisitions and growth plans
AGL has ambitious plans to achieve a 40% growth in turnover during the next 12 months and expects to announce further acquisitions and partnerships in the near future. […]
Micro Insurance
‘Chasing Coral’ film released on Netflix: Climate change needs more “XL Catlin-style” sponsorship
The recent US federal budget resulted in withdrawals of funding for numerous climate change research programmes. Perhaps it is time for industries with a vested interest, like (re)insurance to fill the gap left by a President who calls Climate Change “a hoax” . […]
Conference report
Steve White says BIBA won’t have a Michael Fish moment…
BIBA CEO Steve White promised delegates that the association would remain vigilant and avoid unreliable forecasts like those of Michael Fish the night before storms battered the United Kingdom nearly 30 years ago. […]
Conference report
BIBA CEO thanks global audience at Manchester conference
BIBA CEO spoke about the multi-national appeal of the insurance industry at the opening of this year’s conference in Manchester […]