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Premium Increases Continued Across Most Commercial Lines in August
Year-over-year, all commercial insurance lines except workers compensation continued to experience increases in average premium renewal rate in August, according to the IVANS Index, a regular premium renewal rate index compiled by the IVANS insurance exchange service. Month-over-month, premium renewal rates rose for a number of commercial insurance lines in August. Read More
Captive Insurance Plays a Growing Role in Addressing Cyber Exposures
As concerns over cyber risks are growing for all sorts of organizations, captive insurance is playing an increasing role in addressing the threat. As it has with other difficult-to-cover risks, captive insurance is being used more and more often to provide part of the cyber-risk-financing solution. Read More
Rising Premiums, Increased Exposures Should Benefit E&S Insurers
US excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurers are poised to see improved performance in 2021 after a difficult 2020, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch said that US property and casualty insurers specializing in the E&S market are seeing better growth and profit opportunities as premiums increase in many segments. Read More
September "CICR" Looks at Captives and Cyber Exposures
Don't miss the September issue of "Captive Insurance Company Reports" ("CICR"), which offers a roundup of industry insights into the current state of the cyber-insurance market and ways that captive insurance is being used to address cyber exposures. Read More
To Remain Relevant, Reinsurers Must Address Emerging or Evolving Risks
The global reinsurance industry has absorbed the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, but more complex and interrelated risks highlight the need for innovation to address emerging risks and evolving traditional risks, a new report from A.M. Best suggests. Best says a major challenge for the reinsurance industry is remaining relevant. Read More