AM Best TV

AM Best TV

AM Best TV logo

RMS Chief Research Officer: 2017 Cat Losses Had 'Signature' of Climate Change

2017 will be remembered as a key year when most natural catastrophe losses had "some signature of climate change," said Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer, RMS.

Sept. 10, 2018

Register to be notified of new A.M. BestTV episodes.

Sign Up for AM Best TV Alerts

  • Third Point CEO: Hedge-Fund Backed Reinsurers Face Rugged Investment Environment

  • IGI President: Smaller Companies Have Competitive Advantage

  • Karen Clark: Global Warming May Be Increasing Storm Severity

  • Willis Re: ILS Market Grew 5% in 2018

  • Aon: Alternative Capital Growing While Traditional Capital Shrinks

  • ILS Listings in Bermuda Reach $29.2 Billion

  • A.M. Best Panel: Reinsurance Outlook Remains Negative, but Opportunities Are Growing

  • Swiss Re's Asia CEO: Singapore Considering ILS

  • AIR President: Signs Point to Shrinking Insurance Gap

  • Mazars' Valuations Head: Insurance M&A Values 'Racy,' but Still Room for Growth

  • African Reinsurance Corp. CEO: New Products, More Penetration Grow Top Line

  • ABIR Chief: Bermuda Insurers Paid a Third of 2017 U.S. Hurricane Losses

  • Willis Re's Vickers: New Business Boosts Reinsurance Premiums 5% in First Half of 2018

  • Clyde & Co.'s Konsta: Economic Growth, Pressures to Profit Spur M&A Activity

  • Rendez-Vous Panel: Insurers Still Lagging in Promoting, Paying Women

  • Lloyd's Beale: Market to Place 30% of Business Electronically by End of Year

  • RMS Chief Research Officer: 2017 Cat Losses Had 'Signature' of Climate Change

  • PwC's O'Hearn: Insurers Harnessing M&A to Fill Geographic, Skill Gaps

  • Aon Co-President: Insurance Must Expand Beyond Property/Cat Focus

  • Tokio Millennium Re CEO: ILS Expanding to Wildfire, Workers' Comp

  • Hamilton Re CEO: Insurtech Must Combine Data Analytics Expertise, Insurance Knowledge

  • Hannover Re's Ludolphs: ILS Market Expanding Beyond Cats

  • MS Amlin's Few: It's Not a 'One-Size-Fits-All' Market

  • Rendez-Vous Panel: Expense Pressures, Tech Driving Distribution Evolution

  • Tarbuck: G20 to Discuss Insurance, Projection Gap

  • Perils Taking Over Cresta Management

  • Hamilton's Albo: Diversity Not Just a 'Male/Female Equation'

  • RenRe Chief Risk Officer: Cat Modeling Can Help Close Protection Gap

  • KPMG's Walker: Don't Underestimate Brexit Prep Time, Cost

  • Reinsurers Race Against Whirlwind of Changes

  • Munich Re's Fuhrmann: Only 5% of Cyber Losses Are Insured

  • JLT Re Analytics Head: Capital Pressures Drive Industry Consolidation

  • Swiss Re CEO: Strengthening Economies, Urbanization Driving Opportunity

  • Swiss Re Chief Economist: Trade Wars Are ‘The Big Wild Card’ of 2019

  • JLT Re CEO: Underwriting in London Market ‘Needs to Change‘

  • Argo CEO: Insurtechs Can Revolutionize How Incumbents Crunch Data

  • Peak Re CEO: Emerging Middle Class in Asia Fueling 'Growth Opportunities'

  • Praedicat CEO: Chemicals in Plastics Pose Alarming Latency Risks

  • A.M. Best Analysts: Changes Among Reinsurance Rankings Reflect Dynamic Market

  • A.M. Best Analysts: Glut of Reinsurance Capacity Constrains Post-Cat Pricing