Week in Review

Chart: Significant Insured Losses – 2011 to Q2 2019: Chart exhibits the significant insured losses from 2011 through the second quarter of this year. First-half 2019 losses are at levels below those experienced in first-half 2017 and 2018. View the chart >> Review of Silent Cyber Coverage on GC Capital Ideas: Here we present the recent stories that GC Capital Ideas h ... Continue Reading »

Searles Valley Earthquake Sequence: Mw 6.4 and Mw 7.1 Events: A pair of significant earthquakes struck the Searles Valley, California area (Kern County) on July 4 and 5, 2019, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). On July 4, an estimated Mw 6.4 earthquake occurred approximately 11 miles (18km) ENE from Ridgecrest (population approximately 28,000) around 10:33 AM local ... Continue Reading »

Changes in the Reliance on TRIPRA: In the United States, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (TRIPRA) is scheduled to expire at the end of 2020. Renewal under its current structure and coverages remains uncertain. As a result, carriers are beginning to explore and, in some cases, to secure, additional reinsurance limits and coverages under the ... Continue Reading »

Advancing Cyber Risk Management - From Security to Resilience: In an increasingly digital economy, cyber threats and vulnerabilities evolve fast. But despite growing anxieties around cyber, traditional security strategies and investments continue to lag. For organizations focused on balancing their growth plans and cyber security priorities both challenges and opportunities ... Continue Reading »

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 ... Continue Reading »

Healthcare Organizations and Medical Risk: What HCOs Need to Know About the Medical Risks They Own: As healthcare organizations transition their business models from "fee for service" to "fee for value," margin pressure, capital allocation and expense management are pitfalls to a successful transition. We argue that the creation of an integrated risk strategy framework to think ... Continue Reading »

Insurance Risk Management 2025: Navigating the Digital Future: How could the insurance industry look in 2025, and what are the implications for the risk function? A video from Guy Carpenter affiliate Oliver Wyman offers a futuristic glimpse of a rapidly evolving industry. The insurance industry of today is already highly complex. However, this complexity is only likely to ... Continue Reading »

Global Insurance Pricing Rises in First Quarter of 2019: Average insurance pricing in the first quarter of 2019 in the United States increased by 1.1 percent, year over year. Property pricing increased 4 percent and has now increased each quarter since the fourth quarter of 2017, a period marked by catastrophe losses that included an above-average North American hurricane ... Continue Reading »

Finding the Elusive Cyber Loss Curve Can Pay Big Dividends for Financial Institutions: What is the likelihood that your organization will experience a material cyber event in the next 12 months? Is the risk greater than 50 percent? Less than 25 percent? These questions are ever-present on the minds of risk managers, who long for at least a practical - if not precise - answer. ... Continue Reading »

A Risk Overview of Wildfire: Today, the frequency and severity of wildfires are garnering greater attention-not only from the media, but also from (re)insurers, catastrophe modelers, mitigation experts and other invested parties. As the industry searches for better understanding of this dynamic risk, Guy Carpenter's GC Wildfire Diagnostic (SM) helps carriers differentiate and ... Continue Reading »