Opinion

2018: the what-if question

As a journalist, you quickly learn the Q&A sessions that follow industry presentations are often among the most illuminating exchanges of an event and can give you a better headline than the official takeaway points.

Sunny future for London ILS

London may be a huge city, but there are a few things that can make it feel like a village, when all inhabitants are in sync and turning out to enjoy their home town together.

Natural volatility

Earlier this year, while reinsurance risk-takers were being buffeted by winter storm losses and rising wildfire and hurricane claims, another niche corner of the financial markets was experiencing its own "vol-mageddon".

Distress signals

In the past week, several signs of distress have been emerging in the (re)insurance industry, which had seemed to rebound so quickly from last year's catastrophes.

Chasing the tail

Is catastrophe risk as exotic as the reinsurance industry thinks it is?

Bridging the gap

One of the major post-HIM talking points in reinsurance circles was the question of whether there was a gap in loss estimates recognised by individual carriers and the overall anticipated industry burden.