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By Shawn Moynihan, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 5, 2012
Emerging markets such as Brazil, China and India present great opportunity for insurers looking to expand their top-line growth, if not profitable growth.
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By Peter S. Dailey, Tim Doggett |
January 3, 2012
The 2011 hurricane season has demonstrated once again that a high level of basinwide activity does not necessarily translate into high insured losses.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 1, 2011
Through the first nine months of this year, insured catastrophe losses are close to rivaling the worst insured catastrophe year of 2005—and the bulk of those losses can be traced back to events in Asia, according to a report from Guy Carpenter.
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By Staff Writer |
September 30, 2011
After making two landfalls on China, insured losses from Typhoon Nesat are expected to remain below $50 million due to low levels of damage and low insurance penetration, according to catastrophe modeler Eqecat.
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By Mark E. Ruquet |
September 16, 2011
With global gross-written premiums (GWP) for the P&C insurance industry standing at $1.15 trillion, the United States still ranks No. 1 in premium volume, but expansion of the marketplace remains a challenge for insurers, according to Aon Benfield.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 13, 2011
With global gross written premium for the property and casualty insurance industry standing at $1.15 trillion, the United States still ranks number one in gross written premium, but expansion of the marketplace remains a challenge for insurers, according to Aon Benfield.
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By Roman Hohl |
September 1, 2011
Is the world a riskier or safer place? We ask Karl Zimmel, director of risk-management services at UniSource Energy Corp.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
August 31, 2011
Typhoon Nanmadol weakened to a tropical depression after hitting Taiwan on its way to China’s east coast, and catastrophe modeler Eqecat estimates the storm caused between $200 million and $500 million in insured losses for Taiwan.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 12, 2011
Risk modelers are still assessing the earthquake that rocked a portion of Southern Spain on May 11, taking the lives of at least eight people and damaging thousands of buildings.
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By Chad Hemenway and Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 11, 2011
Despite the size of its nonlife insurance market, Japan insurance penetration is very low, particularly in commercial and industrial lines, said modeler Risk Management Solutions.
