Risk

Aggregate Cover

Aggregate reinsurance cover is one means for primary insurers to transfer their risk in 'mini-cat' situations, in which big storms add up, but individually they aren't big enough to trigger traditional reinsurance coverage.

October 31, 2010

5 min read

The Valuation Paradox

Insurance and reinsurance merger activity, both globally and in Canada, is beginning to show signs of new life after a period of relative dormancy.

October 31, 2010

5 min read

Canadian Connections to Global P3s

Canada has helped fund the world's first multinational parametric reinsurance facility, located in the Caribbean. It's one example of a public-private partnership (P3) model that may serve the Canadian marketplace well as it considers the possibility of offering overland flood coverage.

October 31, 2010

5 min read

Contents Under Pressure

There is a downward pressure on all profitability drivers, interest rates, exposure growth, loss trends, reinsurance rates, expenses and regulatory capital. Canada is in fact a reflection of the state of the global reinsurance industry.

October 31, 2010

12 min read