Reinsurance
55 whitepapers and resources
Reinsurance
Analysing flood events to build back better
Floods remain highly destructive and are expected to become even more frequent and intense. AXA XL has partnered with the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies to examine over 100 catastrophes. This article sheds light on the research project and the role played by re/insurance solutions.
Is the US prepared to deal with the aftermath of increasingly severe storms?
This article sheds light on the findings from two recently published case studies on Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy, which quantified the recovery issues faced and how disaster recovery efforts can be improved after severe storms occur in the future.
Special report: Why closing the protection gap is critical to the industry's future
This special report examines one of the biggest challenges facing the insurance industry, and, more broadly, the world - the great divide between economic losses and insured losses, commonly called the protection gap. The report discusses this growing problem and what be done to address the issue.
Insuring against disasters - Florida's forgotten risk
When the last significant hurricane hit Florida, damage to pool screen enclosures accounted for 25% - 40% of the insurance losses. In this article, Wade Stier, Vice President and Underwriter of U.S. Property Treaty Reinsurance at XL Catlin, looks at this significant risk for insurers and reinsurers.
Managing volcanic risk to the supply chain
Risk assessment is needed as volcanic eruptions could impact companies’ infrastructure and supply chains as well as the national economy.
Catastrophe risk tolerance study - Year end 2016
The Catastrophe risk tolerance study examines the catastrophe risk public disclosures of 101 reinsurers and insurers in four different sectors. The study includes the actual risk disclosures filed by each company and examines the variance of catastrophe risk exposures and tolerances in recent years.
Reinsurance market outlook: April 2017
The April 2017 edition of the Reinsurance market outlook report provides a comprehensive analysis of the key variables in the market and highlights how April 1 renewals concluded with favourable terms for reinsurance buyers.
Global catastrophe recap: March 2017
Impact Forecasting evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during March 2017. Topics covered: extensive severe weather hits the United States; Cyclone Debbie impacts Australia; proclaimed ‘coastal El Niño’ affects South America.
The risk of global weather connections
Produced by Lloyd’s in association with the Met Office, this report analyses the links between extreme weather events occurring in separate regions of the world that can take place over a range of timescales from days to years (known as teleconnections).
Reinsurance market outlook: January 2017
The January edition of the Reinsurance market outlook provides a comprehensive analysis of the key variables in the market that will affect reinsurance buyers in future 2017 renewals.