AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoParametric Risk Transfer: At Airmic, Descartes Underwriting urged UK risk managers to shift from “material damage” to “operational disruption,” backing parametric tools for faster, data-driven recovery planning. Reinsurance & Natural Catastrophe: New Zealand’s natural peril scheme secured record NZ$12.3bn reinsurance for the next year, citing stronger science, modelling and transparency to protect the Crown’s balance sheet. Trans-Tasman Resilience Push: Australia’s ICA and New Zealand’s ICNZ signed an MoU to form the Resilient Insurance Markets Initiative, coordinating advocacy and sharing resilience know-how. War Risk Meets Cat Models: Bloomberg reports Wall Street and insurers are adapting catastrophe-style modelling to geopolitical conflict, including a Verisk “Predictive War Index” aimed at forward-looking war risk. Energy & Insurance Costs: After a US-Iran interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, experts warn shipping, refining and war-risk insurance won’t normalize overnight—months may be needed. Consumer Pressure on Insurers: Nielsen says Australian insurer ad spend rose 11% as consumers shop harder on price and value, with many “very concerned” about general insurance costs. Health Coverage Costs: BC’s free contraception policy cut out-of-pocket spending sharply, with OOP costs down 83% in two years. Claims Delays Explained: A report says claim delays often stem from missing info, late notification and procedural gaps—not outright insurer refusal.
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