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Terrorism reinsurance
Terrorism reinsurance news and analysis can be found below.
Reinsurance for terrorism risks provides insurers with a backstop for potentially catastrophic and difficult-to-predict losses from terrorist attacks.
Due to the fact the private reinsurance market is often capacity constrained to cover such enormous, concentrated and potentially volatile terrorism risks, governments in many countries (including the UK, US, and Australia) have established public-private terror reinsurance risk pools to ensure terrorism insurance cover remains available to businesses.
Markel hires Tom Simpson as War & Terrorism Underwriter
7th August 2018
Specialist re/insurer Markel International has announced the appointment of Tom Simpson as a War and Terrorism Underwriter. Simpson has 15 years’ insurance industry experience, and most recently served as a Political Violence Underwriter at Novae, now part of Axis Capital. In his new role he will report to senior underwriter Ed Winter, ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty expands political violence coverage
3rd August 2018
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the launch of its expanded political violence coverage that now includes a range of new risks. Now included under one policy wording are loss of attractions, denial of access, third party liability, employees liability, cyber, and bodily injury as a ... Read the full article
Pool Re report emphasises private sector’s role in countering UK terrorism
31st July 2018
Pool Re has examined the current state of terrorist threat in the UK in a 12-page report that outlines the ways to improve risk mitigation and resilience across the public and private sectors. The report acknowledges the importance of working closely with the private sector, including the insurance and reinsurance sector, ... Read the full article
IUA backs mutualisation of motor terrorism risks in UK
26th July 2018
The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has lent its support to a recent vote by UK motor insurers to mutualise risks for terrorism claims that will see the Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB) handle all claims for victims of vehicle-related terrorist events from January 2019. All UK motor insurers are members of ... Read the full article
MIB to handle all UK terrorism motor claims from 2019
24th July 2018
Motor insurers in the UK have voted to mutualise the risks associated with terrorism claims, electing that The Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB), the UK's not-for-profit body, handle and pay the claims from victims involved in a terrorist event where a vehicle is used to kill or injure. All motor insurers writing ... Read the full article
RMS updates terrorism models to address new trends
18th July 2018
Global risk modelling and analytics firm RMS has updated its Probabilistic Terrorism Model (PTM) and Terrorism Scenario Model (TSM) to address new trends and challenges in the threat landscape, such as the rise of ‘lone-wolf’ attacks and the geographic spread of risks within major cities. Updates to RMS’s Terrorism Target Database ... Read the full article
Aon and Chubb partner on new terrorism and political violence policy
10th July 2018
Re/insurance broker Aon plc has collaborated with Chubb Limited and Lloyd’s to develop a new stand-alone terrorism and political violence solution, called Platinum, which addresses the demands of an increasingly regulated market. Platinum has been designed for multinational clients looking to fulfil local regulatory requirements in all territories they operate in, ... Read the full article
Pool Re names Tracey Paul as Chief Strategy and Communications Officer
3rd July 2018
Pool Re, the UK’s government-backed terrorism reinsurer, has appointed Tracey Paul to the newly-created position of Chief Strategy and Communications Officer. Paul has more than 20 years of strategic communications experience and will take up her new position with immediate effect, reporting directly to Julian Enoizi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at ... Read the full article
EPUL positions new terrorism cover as alternative to Pool Re
12th June 2018
London-headquartered commercial property MGA European Property Underwriting Limited (EPUL) has announced the launch of a flexible UK and Northern Ireland terrorism solution meant to offer a more cost-effective alternative to Pool Re. With a minimum premium of £25, compared to £100 under Pool Re, the new terrorism policy provides material damage ... Read the full article
XL Catlin develops terror cover for auto fleets
8th June 2018
XL Catlin has launched a new insurance solution called Auto Terror Protect for companies with fleets of vehicles that could be used as a weapon in a terrorist attack. The product will be targeted at fleet operators, vehicle rental companies, haulage and logistics companies, and is designed as a contingent umbrella ... Read the full article
Salisbury attack exposes business interruption protection gap, reports Pool Re
3rd May 2018
Pool Re, the UK’s government-backed terrorism reinsurer, has reported that the losses suffered by Salisbury businesses in the wake of the nerve agent attack against Sergei and Yulia Skripal have exposed an oversight in the way re/insurers cover terrorism risks. The company’s latest Terrorism Frequency Report, which coincided with the 25th ... Read the full article
ARPC prepares for fifth triennial Terrorism Insurance Act review
2nd May 2018
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC), a government-backed terror risk reinsurance venture, is preparing for any changes that may be proposed by the Australian Treasury’s 2018 Triennial Review of its Terrorism Insurance Act 2003 (TI Act). The TI Act requires that a review be conducted at least once every three years ... Read the full article
Changing terror risk landscape pressures re/insurers to broaden appetites: JLT
2nd May 2018
The emergence of new terror-related risks continues to drive an increasingly complex and diverse terror risk landscape, adding pressure to insurers and reinsurers to develop new solutions and adopt new approaches to tackle the threat, according to insurance and reinsurance broker JLT. JLT has launched a new Viewpoint Report, which explores ... Read the full article
Pool Re exploring capital market retro options with help of Guy Carpenter
27th April 2018
Pool Re has appointed GC Securities, the capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) arm of reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, to act as its ILS advisor and placement agent as it assesses its options in the capital markets. Pool Re, which is the UK’s government-backed mutual terrorism reinsurance facility, began exploring the ... Read the full article
Global political risks becoming increasingly volatile: Aon
17th April 2018
Aon has reported that global political volatility is leading to increased political violence and political risk, with the likelihood of interstate conflict, terrorism, and general political and economic disruption all increasing. Aon’s 2018 Risk Maps report found that political violence risks are rising globally due to geopolitical tensions, a weakening of ... Read the full article
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