Under proposed changes branches will be able to hold £600m in liabilities without becoming subsidiaries

Loss of Bayesian will have market effect beyond super-yacht niche, Francesco Dubbioso, MGA's head of technical underwriting, marine, says

New guidelines give more detail on how regulator will examine reinsurance arrangements

Broker expands Lloyd’s cross-class facility to include facultative reinsurance clients and aviation and space offering

Broker adds London company market capacity to enhance its original Lloyd’s-backed Cyber Echo facility

Global broker secures three new capacity providers to flagship facility, which will now offer 28.5% co-insurance across core lines of business

Abundant capacity and manageable loss environment further tilt supply-demand dynamics in favour of cedants

A group of 38 countries and the biggest shipping industry bodies are backing a call for the IMO to develop a new Maritime Cyber Code to make the fight for cyber security more consistent

While some insurers have introduced exclusions for indirect cyber war exposures, Markel has decided to offer affirmative cover

Cross will be responsible for all algorithmic and digital distribution channels at London market heavyweight

Lloyd’s Market Association urges the market to focus on smaller, peer-to-peer technology initiatives next year

Initiative uses algorithms to automate quote and bind process across multiple lines of business

United Nations Environment Programme’s head of insurance describes how the House of Insurance at the climate talks in Belém will stand as a symbol of inclusiveness, resilience, sustainability, and hope

The Forum for Insurance Transition has presented its recommendations for the role re/insurers play in the transition to net zero

Three-fifths say they spend enough on climate mitigation

Through own risk solvency assessment reporting, insurers gain an understanding of exposures and capital positions, and actuaries can better assess unusual risks often misunderstood or oversimplified by standard models

There is increasing demand for captives globally, but the specific regulatory and market conditions in each country create a diverse and dynamic landscape

Charlotte Hedemark stressed the increasing focus on building organisational resilience, not only mitigating risk

Global insurtech funding falls to $1.01bn in the third quarter of the year, as investors shift from 'high-risk bets to a more balanced approach', Gallagher Re says

German giant to merge Munich Re Ventures into asset management business MEAG

Active insurance aims to help French policyholders identify, mitigate and respond to emerging cyber threats before they escalate into major attacks

Lloyd’s and LMA hold women’s underwriting summit as data shows just 18% of chief underwriting officers are female

Solvency II diversity rules require gender balance plans

Neurodivergence is a natural variation of the human brain, not an illness or deficit

Specialty insurer recently entered accident and health and fine art and specie lines

Paris-based reinsurer sees ‘huge’ potential opportunity in facultative business

Improved models are creating new opportunities to cover severe convective storms and wildfire, modelling expert says

Further details about organisation of event to be released in July

With negotiations underway, the reinsurance market must develop a common language for Covid-19 type exposures

By understanding the risk and realistically pricing for the exposure, a mutually beneficial relationship between reinsurer and cedant can be maintained

International casualty pricing down between 5% and 10% at January 1 amid ample capacity, brokers report, with market dynamics stable in US

Some erosion in terms and conditions emerging as capital supply favours buyers, rating agency says

US market is seeing large influx of capital, but underwriting discipline expected to remain firm, senior broking executive says 

CCRIF SPC’s new parametric insurance product aims to safeguard vulnerable communities after storms, hurricanes and extreme rainfall events

Major modelling firms put insured losses between $1bn and $5bn

Melissa 'truly a generational event for Jamaica'