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India flood event insurance payouts hit $3 billion
08 December 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

A monsoon enhanced by El Nino conditions is set to cause up to $3 billion worth of insurance claims after weeks of torrential rainfall in Southern India and Sri Lanka, according to the Aon Benfield’s report...

Court decision exposes PCC risk, says Fitch
30 October 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

A recent court decision has highlighted the presence of multiple sources of credit risk in protected cell structures, according to a Fitch Ratings report...

California wildfire claims breach $1 billion
14 October 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

Forecast economic losses for California wildfires were in excess of $1.5 billion during September, with preliminarily insured losses estimated at more than $925 million, according to Aon Benfield’s Global Catastrophe Report...

Cat bond coverage hits $24 billion over last 12 months
14 September 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

Catastrophe bond coverage reached a record $23.5 billion on 30 June, according to Aon’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) report...

Global drought losses to surpass $8 billion
04 September 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

El Niño is set to continue to intensify in the coming months and could force global drought losses above the current forecast of $8 billion in economic damage, according to Aon Benfield’s report...

Aon Benfield launches PACE
03 September 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

Aon Benfield has launched the PACE (portfolio accumulation for control and evaluation) platform to help reinsurers monitor the aggregate catastrophe exposure across their portfolios...

NAIC names BlackRock as vendor
18 August 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

The NAIC has selected BlackRock Solutions as the sole vendor to conduct financial modelling for the next three years...

NAIC and Bermuda commit to closer ties
17 August 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) president Monica Lindeen has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jeremy Cox, CEO of Bermuda Monetary Authority...

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