Nat cat economic losses for H1 2018 lowest since 2005
Overall economic losses from natural disasters for the first half of 2018 totalled $33bn, around half the previous year’s total ($65bn) and the 30-year average ($68.3bn), according to Munich Re.
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Nordic noir
Although often overshadowed as a (re)insurance market by its European neighbours, the Nordic region nonetheless continues to offer opportunities for the fac market – though conditions remain tough, as Inside FAC discovers
AFRICA: Good vibrations
Growing confidence in Africa’s insurance markets is focusing attention once more on the opportunities arising from the continent’s low insurance penetration
ARGENTINA: Argentine boom-time
Just over a decade after Brazil opened its doors to competition from international reinsurers, Argentina has followed suit, with President Macri’s centre-right government unafraid of reform, as Inside FAC discovers
Supply chain saviours
With regulators and social media driving greater awareness of product recalls and supply chain weaknesses, appetite for the coverage is stronger than ever, finds Inside FAC