2019 Terrorism Risk Insurance Report: Terrorism remains a dynamic global risk and a serious threat for people and organizations. The evolution of terrorism risk exposes many countries to complex threats from both international and home-grown groups, as well as individuals acting on their own, known as “lone wolves.” And the evolution of terrorism risk in recent years challenges risk professionals to adopt new strategies to protect properties, employees and balance sheets.
A Dynamic Approach to Managing Life Reinsurance Arrangements: The traditional life reinsurance model typically involves perpetual treaties linked to an underlying product. In order to create alignment between the contracting parties, the treaty would follow the underlying terms of the product. However, the treaty structure may concurrently include provisions that reduce alignment between the insurer and reinsurer, to the insurer’s detriment. This approach is often wrapped in the reinsurer’s “value proposition” – providing services to support the pricing, underwriting and claims management of the underlying product.
Seasonal North Atlantic Hurricane Outlook: Seasonal outlooks generally call for a near-normal hurricane season, relative to the 1981-2010 average. The 2019 season comes after an active 2018 season with 15 named storms, including significant impacts from Hurricanes Florence and Michael. While the traditional hurricane season begins June 1 in the North Atlantic Basin, Subtropical Storm Andrea made a brief appearance roughly two weeks before the start of the season. We have seen early beginnings to a hurricane season before, and 2019 is the fifth consecutive year with a named storm before June 1.
As We Enter the Era of the Ecosystem Economy, Are We Prepared for the Risks? We are entering the era of the ecosystem economy, in which complex networks of companies across industries collaborate to provide seamless experiences for customers. The economic opportunity of operating in an ecosystem is sizable and unprecedented – but so are the risks.
Sir Richard Dearlove plays down Brexit but warns insurers of risks posed by “new international order”; MMC Young Professionals’ Global Forum 2019: The impact of Brexit on the London insurance market will be minimal, according to Sir Richard Dearlove, OBE, Non-executive Chairman of Ascot Underwriting, describing Brexit as “a sideshow.” Addressing delegates at the MMC Rising Professionals Global Forum, Mr. Dearlove said: “The London insurance industry is a global industry, not a European industry, so the effect of Brexit will probably be very small.”
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