R+V Exec: All Reinsurers Feel Underwriting Pressure

Even Sandy Could Not Spur Flood Cover Take-Up

Dr. Steven Weisbart, chief economist with the III, said the insurance industry handled claims from Sandy well. Weisbart said the biggest surprise was how many people purchased flood insurance afterward.

ILS Market Could Offer Advantages to Mutuals

Clive O'Connell of the firm of Goldberg Segalla outlines the features of insurance linked securities that prove to be a draw for mutual insurers. But the relationship-based nature of reinsurance may offer advantages, he said

Shelter Re Exec: Capital Influx Impacts More Than Rates

Greg Lockard, reinsurance manager, Shelter Re, discusses how the impact of alternative capital is being felt in terms, conditions and timing of reinsurance arrangements.

Willis Re Exec: New Capital Driving Seismic Changes

According to James Kent, president, Willis Re North America, the influx of new capital into the reinsurance market has created more change in the past three to five years than in all prior years.