Author: Jakki Green
Emerging risks could add US$5 billion of premium annually to casualty market, says Aon
Emerging risks in the casualty sector could contribute approximately US$5bn of reinsurance premium annually, according to a new report.
Aon’s casua [...]
Cat bonds surpassed US$21 billion in past 12 months, reports Aon
Catastrophe bond issuance surpassed US$21 billion during the most active 12-month period in the history of the insurance-linked security (ILS) market. [...]
Africa Re announces strong half-year 2025 financial results
African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) has reported strong financial results for the first half of 2025, underpinned by continued growth in p [...]
Africa Re annonce de solides résultats financiers à la clôture du 1er Semestre 2025
La Société Africaine de Réassurance (Africa Re) a annoncé de solides résultats financiers pour le 1er semestre 2025. Ces résultats, Africa Re les doit [...]
Insurers could improve internal modelling of natcats, suggests Aon survey
Almost half of insurers do not license catastrophe models and only 27% have dedicated model evaluation teams, potentially limiting their insights and [...]
Munich Re sees higher H1 2025 natcat figures, with African cyclones contributing to the losses
Worldwide, natural disasters caused overall losses of around US$131 billion in the first half of 2025 (previous year, adjusted for inflation: $155 bil [...]
Natcats continue to strain global reinsurance, warns WTW
Natural catastrophes continue to put a strain on global insurance markets as, worldwide, insured losses from natural catastrophes now consistently exc [...]
IAIS launches practical steps on closing the natcat protection gap
Practical steps to closing the insurance protection gaps have been published by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS).
Toge [...]
Global protection gap down thanks to high US natural catastrophe losses, says Aon
The global protection gap has shrunk to its lowest level on record to 38%, according to the half-year natural catastrophe report from Aon, but the fig [...]
New flood insurance solution completed for Lagos state
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) announces the successful completion of the design of a parametric flood insurance solution for the Lagos State G [...]