Last year’s Asia-Pacific cats highlight the risks of writing in less well-understood markets
The Lloyd’s market’s planned expansion into emerging markets is a net positive, even though writing insurance outside of established markets carries additional risks, according to Fitch Ratings.
Last year’s Asia-Pacific catastrophes – including locations traditionally viewed as non-peak – highlight the risks of writing insurance in less well-understood markets.
These incidents led to significantly higher underwriting losses than reinsurance companies had forecast, due partly to the limited historical loss and exposure data compared with the USA and western Europe.
This shortcoming has been compounded by the insurance industry’s increasing reliance on catastrophe models to assess the risk contained within their portfolios.
Nevertheless, the rating agency expects the economic development of emerging market economies to boost demand for insurance and reinsurance. Lloyd’s already writes 25% of its business outside of Europe and North America, with the growth of insurance premiums outpacing that of developed markets.
The syndicated nature of Lloyd’s should work to its advantage in tapping new markets. The structure of the Lloyd’s market assists it in sourcing new capital and underwriting large complex risks, compared with an individual company.
Adding to this flexibility is the presence of special purpose syndicates, which allow individuals to invest capital to support underwriting on a limited time basis.
The Lloyd’s market’s planned expansion into emerging markets is a net positive, even though writing insurance outside of established markets carries additional risks, according to Fitch Ratings.
Last year’s Asia-Pacific catastrophes – including locations traditionally viewed as non-peak – highlight the risks of writing insurance in less well-understood markets.
These incidents led to significantly higher underwriting losses than reinsurance companies had forecast, due partly to the limited historical loss and exposure data compared with the USA and western Europe.
This shortcoming has been compounded by the insurance industry’s increasing reliance on catastrophe models to assess the risk contained within their portfolios.
Nevertheless, the rating agency expects the economic development of emerging market economies to boost demand for insurance and reinsurance. Lloyd’s already writes 25% of its business outside of Europe and North America, with the growth of insurance premiums outpacing that of developed markets.
The syndicated nature of Lloyd’s should work to its advantage in tapping new markets. The structure of the Lloyd’s market assists it in sourcing new capital and underwriting large complex risks, compared with an individual company.
Adding to this flexibility is the presence of special purpose syndicates, which allow individuals to invest capital to support underwriting on a limited time basis.
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