January 2018

With combined ratios increasing and global property reinsurance rates online (ROLs) having declined for 11 straight years, describing the underwriting environment as "challenging" would be an understatement.

The economic losses from floods in India have been increasing over recent decades and it is more important than ever that insurance companies make prudent underwriting decisions.

It's not a word you hear every day, and you may not have encountered it before, but bombogenesis is very much in the headlines at the moment.

As we head into 2018, what potential disruptions do supply chains face and how can companies manage these risks over the coming year?

Whichever way you look at it, 2017 was a remarkable hurricane season: The U.S. major hurricane drought ended; it was the first year on record in which the U.S. experienced three Category 4 or higher landfalls; and September was the single most active month on record.