CONTENTS
NEWS BRIEFING
Lloyd’s “unlikely” to turn underwriting profit in 2020
Syndicates struggle to break even after years of above-average nat cat losses.
NEWS BRIEFING
Profits for US P&C insurers fall by a fifth: AM Best
US P&C insurers saw a 21.6% decline in net profit in H1 2020, post-COVID-19.
COVER STORY: STEPHEN CATLIN
Catlin: a man who speaks his mind
The industry is facing an unprecedented crisis that will lead to an elongated hard market, says the Convex CEO.
WILDFIRE
Smoke signals: pricing wildfire risk
How insurance pricing can incentivise individuals and society to increase wildfire mitigation efforts.
BI COURT RULING
US COVID-19 BI ruling ‘positive for the P&C industry’
Another BI court case has offered insurers greater hope that judges will support their position.
CCR
Navigating cyber’s rough waters using AI
Cyber risk is more than ever a complex challenge for reinsurance companies. At CCR Group, challenges have become opportunities.
COVID-19
The pandemic remains an earnings event for reinsurers, but why?
Will efforts to inoculate themselves against the pandemic in H1 continue to be effective into H2?
M&A
Eye for a bargain: M&A activity to rebound in 2021
Experts at Clyde & Co predict a drop in M&A activity in the latter half of the year as the COVID-19 effect makes itself known.
RISING STARS
How future high flyers view the industry
Two young executives share their experiences and insights into the future of the reinsurance sector.
