Reinsurance

Insured losses from catastrophic events for the 2011 first half increased 141 percent over the same period last year, but the disasters claimed significantly less lives according to a report from Swiss Re.

Carrier executives, brokers, catastrophe modelers and risk managers talk to NU about how the industry has changed in the 10 years since 9/11.

Investors continue to show faith in the insurance-linked securities market despite a series of catastrophe losses that caused interruption in growth of the catastrophe bond market this year, industry analysts say.

Investors continue to show faith in the insurance-linked securities market despite a series of catastrophe losses that caused interruption in growth of the catastrophe bond market this year, industry analysts say.

A Mississippi senator withdrew his amendment to flood-insurance reauthorization legislation that would have terminated the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act in 2013, a year earlier than authorized in 2007 legislation.

A Mississippi senator withdrew his amendment to flood-insurance reauthorization legislation that would have terminated the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act in 2013, a year earlier than authorized in 2007 legislation.