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catastrophe
Risk management overhaul necessary for cities to become more resilient to catastrophic events: report
March 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterOfficials for cities, investors and insurers will increasingly need to “build resilience within and between infrastructure systems as a complementary approach to address infrastructure risk and uncertainty,” argues a new report from Lloyd’s and Arup. “While risk management remains a…
Federal disaster mitigation funding “a leap forward”: ICLR
March 23, 2017 Angela StelmakowichThe federal budget’s commitment to create a $2 billion Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund demonstrates Ottawa’s increasing support for disaster risk reduction, suggests Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). “For many years, the federal…
Landmark federal investments for disaster-proofing communities, enhancing resilience: IBC
March 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterInsurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has voiced the property and casualty industry’s strong support for the federal government’s move to beef up investments aimed at enhancing resilience by better disaster-proofing communities. As part of the 2017 Federal Budget tabled Wednesday,…
Data-driven methodology allows (re)insurers to identify liability risk exposure across entire portfolios
March 16, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterLloyd’s reports that a partnership with modelling company Arium has produced a data-driven methodology that will allow (re)insurers to model liability risk exposure probabilistically across entire portfolios. The approach – the result of a three-year project between Lloyd’s and Arium…
Companies can come to grips with cyber risk, government back-stop may be needed for certain risks: Swiss Re
March 1, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterConcern about cyber resilience is on the rise – as are the potential costs associated with attacks – but insurers and companies should understand steps can be taken to manage the risk, suggests the latest sigma report from Swiss Re…
Co-operators General Insurance Company net income $128.8 million in 2016 Q4, up from $103.3 million in 2015 Q4
February 16, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe consolidated net income for Co-operators General Insurance Company increased for the fourth quarter of 2016 over the same quarter in 2015, but net income for 2016 decreased from 2015. The Co-operators has posted net income of $128.8 million for…
Personal lines cat ratio up 9.3 points at Intact due in part to Fort McMurray
February 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterIntact Financial Corp. released Wednesday its financial results for 2016, reporting a 5% increase in direct premiums written and a 40% drop in underwriting income during a year when Canada’s most expensive natural disaster cost the firm $400 million before…
Terrorism insurance gaps demand rethinking focus on property: C4 2017 speaker
February 2, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichTerrorism insurance programs need a reset to ensure clients are appropriately covered in light of the continuing shift from attacks on property to attacks on people designed to produce mass casualties, Scott Bolton, the U.K.-based director of business development and…
Thinking outside the box key to keeping p&c industry relevant, responsive: Cook
January 12, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichThose in Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry must think outside the box and understand the importance of coupling new products with new delivery methods to meet ever-increasing and ever-changing customer expectations, Philip Cook, CEO of Omega Insurance Holdings Inc.,…
Record new Cat bond, ILS issuance in 2016 spurs highest-ever outstanding market size: Artemis.bm
January 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCatastrophe bonds and similarly structured insurance-linked securities (ILS) deals in 2016 propelled the market to record levels, with the approximately US$7 billion in new issuance resulting in an outstanding market size of US$26.82 billion at year-end, notes the latest edition…
Beyond Fort Mac
January 1, 2017 Tom Johansmeyer, Assistant Vice President, PCS Strategy and Development; and Ted Gregory, Director of PCS Operations, Verisk Insurance SolutionsProperty Claim Services Canada has designated nine catastrophe events in Canada in 2016. Though most of the $4.9 billion insured loss arose from the Alberta wildfires, the data indicates hail and thunderstorms events are becoming more severe.
Insurance undergoing “a fundamental structural change”: KPMG speaker
December 8, 2016 by Angela StelmakowichThe insurance industry is undergoing structural change with the emergence of platform-based business models and insurers need to ready themselves to be able to take part, Matthew Smith, insurance co-lead for the Global Strategy Group at KPMG, suggested during the…