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You can lead an actuary to water….. but you can’t make him price Ocean Marine. Agenda. Marine - Is it just “watered down” coverage? Trends - Writings and Losses The Reinsurance Market Reinsurance Products Guy Carpenter Instrat and the Actuary’s Role. Marine.
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You can lead an actuary to water…..but you can’t make him priceOcean Marine
Agenda • Marine - Is it just “watered down” coverage? • Trends - Writings and Losses • The Reinsurance Market • Reinsurance Products • Guy Carpenter Instrat and the Actuary’s Role
Marine • Not inland marine: transit over land • Lines of business • hull • cargo • marine liability / P & I • offshore energy
What’s Covered? • Perils of the sea • Fire and explosion • Barratry of the master • Jettison • Assailing thieves • Theft and pilferage • War
Trends (and data) • Approximately 1/3 of domestic business in London market, about half to Lloyd's • Premium grew 27% from 1998 to 2002 • Loss ratio fell from 66.4% to 57.6% during same period • Acceleration in loss payments • Lower investment returns
Reinsurance Market • Use of non-marine market • Pre September 11, 2001 • soft pricing • negative returns • hardening began • September 11, 2001 • little ocean marine insured loss • rates continue to rise
Reinsurance Market - 2003 • Client (insurer) concerns • price • retention • price • coverage • price • long-term stability of reinsurer/market • price
Reinsurance Market - 2003 • Market settling • Pricing • exposure • retention • price • reinstatements • Expanded broker role
Reinsurance Market - 2003 • Risks attaching vs. losses occurring • Gross vs. Net • TRIA • Capacity
Capacity • New • Lloyd's
Market Events Affecting Pricing • Fourteen large losses in 4th quarter, 2002 • Diamond Princess: $250 million • Hual Europe: $85 million • Hanjin Pennsylvania: $235 million • Tricolor: $130 million
Underwriting Changes • Old • New • increased use of actuaries • submission information • quota share • limited terrorism cover • Capacity
Reinsurance Products • Quota share • Excess of loss • “Follow-the-Fortune” • “Pure” • Broadening of coverage
Guy Carpenter Instrat • What it is • Actuaries role • MetaRisk