End of the sub-100% combined ratio?

Despite low investment returns, insurers have been reporting good results for some time now. So why is this? And is this profitability about to hit the rocks? CRE (Commercial Risk Europe) asked experts from five leading companies for their views on trends in claims in the current insurance market.

Peter Mullen, CEO of Aon Captive Management, believes “that improvements in risk management are resulting in better claims experience.” But FM Global’s Benedict McKenna warns that rising global temperatures could bring more phenomena such as typhoons and floods.