Journals
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Brazil modernises large-risks rules
It is up to insurance buyers to put pressure on underwriters and brokers so that they can almost seamlessly integrate…
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MGAs – ready for the big chill?
Managing general agents (MGAs) have become a force to be reckoned with in the specialty insurance sector, their role boosted…
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MGAs and insurtechs to the rescue
Twenty years ago or so, brokers began swallowing each other up, insurers merged and grew, and all the time buyers…
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Relevance, rigour, risk and reward
Lloyd’s is important. It is not a market you can ignore for very long. In the insurance and reinsurance universe,…
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Challenging renewals in the US
“There is no shortage of challenges in the renewal process,” says Hector Mastrapa, senior vice-president of risk management at Marriott…
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A renewed sense of purpose
For the second year running, the annual reinsurance market renewal discussions are taking place under the cloak of Covid. Not…
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Tit for tat
I’m sure you know all about the famous ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’ game-theory thought experiment. But just in case you haven’t, here’s…
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MENA regional report: Tough conditions in MENA markets
According to AM Best, the MENA reinsurance market has long suffered from weak pricing, driven by ample supply, creating challenging…
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Global programmes – The view from the market
Participants include: Tony McHarg, head of multinational – international, AIG Kevin Hegel, regional head of global client services and multinational,…
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Growing role for captives
A captive is a highly flexible tool and can be easily incorporated into a global insurance programme, and indeed can…
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Oil and gas: changing attitudes
The oil and gas industry faces a transitional period as many companies are investing in the diversification of their activities…
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Trade credit: A world of its own
The volume of insolvencies and consequent insurance claims has been so low in developed markets that a growing number of…
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Reduced supply, Increased demand
There is a growing focus among insurers on contingent business interruption (CBI) and supply chain risks, with the broadest cover…
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Morocco: top of the rankings
Morocco is often considered second in insurance markets across Africa, behind only South Africa. The north African country has positioned…
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MENA regional focus: Captive interest on the up
The captive concept is not new to the Middle East. Indeed, some oil and gas companies in the region have…
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Demand for cyber cover up in Spain just as capacity falls and prices rise
Demand for cyber insurance is on the rise in Spain, following a spike of incidents such as ransomware attacks, and…
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Covid-19 set to extend tough EPL market
The employment practices liability (EPL) insurance market is one of the most challenging for buyers with US risks, who are…
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Bright spots in a gloomy renewal picture for Swiss buyers
Many risk managers in Switzerland are enduring the same hard market as colleagues across Europe, but the picture is by…
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Watershed moment for supply chain risk as disruption set to worsen
Mounting global supply chain disruption is likely to be the catalyst for a radical overhaul of supply chain risk management…
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Insurers losing touch with market realities, warns AMRAE
Decision-makers at insurance companies are becoming estranged from the market realities facing customers, according to French risk management association AMRAE,…
