Insurance: From Underwriting to Derivatives

Over recent years the insurance industry has faced a period of rapid change and consolidation with recent disasters, both natural and manmade highlighting the problems the industry faces. Yet this has also been a time of opportunity, with the rise of securitization, the insurance industry has turned financial necessity into lucrative invention. Over recent years the insurance industry has faced a period of rapid change and consolidation, with recent natural and man-made disasters highlighting the problems that the industry faces. Yet this has also been a time of opportunity with the traditional role of insurance giving way to its classification as a asset class. This has resulted in insurance risks now being priced and exchanged on the markets. In this book, the authors analyze the convergence between the insurance industry and the capital markets. They sumarize the main trends and issues and analyze past events within the industry. Thus, they demonstrate that the current market pressures on insurance companies do not not just create challenges but also new opportunities.