In a recent interview with The Insurer, Guy Carpenter executives David Priebe, Chairman, and James Nash, International CEO, provide their views on the prospect of nation states coming together to provide a wider solution for cross-border threats like pandemics and cyber. ... Continue Reading »
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The Changing Nature of Risk: Casualty Dynamics
History shows that the insurance market is cyclical, and this is especially true for casualty lines of business. As long-tail lines, the ultimate profitability of a year is not known for many years as changing loss trends and causes may not be recognized until it is too late to protect against adverse development. ... Continue Reading »
The 2020 Captive Landscape Report: Captives Offer Value in Uncertain Times
Medical systems have historically been the quickest to adopt captives to control their employee healthcare costs. From regional hospitals with a single plan, to large hospital systems with multiple plans, the systems have found that a captive-based structure used at the parent level enables a more efficient purchase with uniform protection across plans. Instead of numerous ... Continue Reading »
Governments Need Private Capital for Economic Recovery and Future Disaster Protection
It is a government’s responsibility to prepare for risks that may threaten national security and social stability, and as government entities take steps to understand and manage those risks, they are turning to the reinsurance market to find ways to improve their financial resilience. The risk landscape for public sector entities is changing faster than ever before, with e ... Continue Reading »
Loss Reserve Protection Covers: Solutions for Achieving Capital Optimization
The COVID-19 pandemic clearly presents significant challenges to insurers, but it is also becoming increasingly clear that (re)insurers are likely entering a far more favorable underwriting environment. After years of relative stability brought about by strong capitalization, the landscape for the sector has undeniably changed, with pressure on the asset side of balance sheets ... Continue Reading »
Evolving a Private Pandemic Market
James Nash, International CEO at Guy Carpenter, noted in a recent interview that the ultimate backstop for all systemic risk is the taxpayer. But insurers have a role to play in covering these risks. ... Continue Reading »
Why We Need Community-Based Catastrophe Insurance
The impacts of COVID-19 on individuals, communities and insurers are continuing to unfold and no doubt present uncertainty. However, the current disruption also serves to highlight the importance of lessening reliance on federal financial relief and, instead, creating financial resilience at the community level. As disaster losses escalate around the globe, the difference ... Continue Reading »
Capital and The Insurance Industry During COVID-19
Vicky Carter, Guy Carpenter Chairman of Global Capital Solutions, International, recently spoke to Mark Geoghegan, Editor at The Voice of Insurance about capital in the (re)insurance industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. During their discussion, Vicky and Mark examine capital and the industry’s financial health, investor appetite for the insurance sector and the prospects f ... Continue Reading »
Parametric Insurance Can Boost Resilience for the Public Sector
In the wake of a natural disaster, traditional insurance can help restore insured assets to their status prior to the loss. It may not always be desirable, however, to restore a situation that led to a vulnerable state in the first place. The public may want — and need — to create new approaches to urban planning, construction or water management that leverage lessons from the d ... Continue Reading »
COVID-19: Coronavirus-Related Testing and Treatment
As the virus continues to spread within the United States, questions began to arise about whether and how coronavirus-related testing and treatment would be covered by public and private health insurers. The concern is that potential costs may prevent those patients who may need testing, from pursuing testing. ... Continue Reading »
