CPCU Society’s annual Reinsurance & Excess Surplus Lines Symposium was a virtual two-days experience of education, networking and fun.

The pandemic has heightened financial inequality, climate change risk and the threat posed by ‘zombie’ companies.

Unlike flood risk receding after a storm, the secondary perils being ushered in by the pandemic could last for years to come.

A Pandemic FDIC structure can provide the coordinated approach necessary to address the widespread impacts caused by novel diseases like COVID-19.

After stints at Aon, Lloyds and RSA, Haoming Zhou takes on a lead position for Starr Companies in Shanghai.

Long a fixture in property brokering at Marsh, Duncan Ellis makes the move to AIG to be part of a revamped underwriting approach at the venerable carrier.

If it can be determined that individual companies are responsible for climate change, investors and insurers might want to brace themselves for massive payouts.

Vermont regulators came up with a creative way to save crucial dollars based on ceded risk.

Onboard fires, cyber attacks and the risk that distracted captains will run vessels aground are all leading to increased cargo marine losses.

Ten years — a short time in a long-tail industry — has apparently been time for significant change in Bermuda, one of the world’s most stable markets.

Reinsurance market cycles won’t change in the short term. What goes up must come down.

Quirky and profound ways in which risk management and insurance impact our world.

A new report helps insurers — and regulators — benchmark progress on climate change preparedness.

Starr’s CEO and Chairman decries the breadth of New York State’s prosecutorial powers.

The threat of Zika continues to prompt calls for the cancellation of the 2016 Olympic Games.

Solvency II equivalency and NAIC’s “qualified jurisdiction” designations help Bermuda strengthen its position as a leading reinsurance domicile.

Captives have substantial leverage to upgrade portfolios and enhance coverage.

Managing the steady decline in rates has become a recurrent theme of the reinsurance industry’s annual RendezVous event. R&I previews the topics that will be debated on its terraces. 

Experts point to competitive pricing, favorable financial results for insurers, and a negative outlook on reinsurance.

Insurers are increasingly using CAT bonds and similar products to transfer some of their peak exposures to the capital markets.