Pool Re today welcomed Royal Assent being given to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 2018 which will allow Pool Re to cover losses incurred if a business cannot trade or is prevented from accessing its premises in the wake of a terrorist attack. Before the law was changed, Pool Re could only reinsure losses […]

Pool Re today announced that as a result of sufficient capacity now existing within the commercial insurance and reinsurance markets to cover contingency losses arising from acts of terrorism, it will cease to reinsure Members for the contingency cover they provide to their insureds. The state-backed terrorism reinsurer began writing the class soon after London […]

Predicting and managing exposures from global terrorism events remains a complex challenge to commercial insurance and reinsurance markets. The resultant shortfall in sufficient risk transfer options highlights the importance of the role of government-supported terrorism insurance schemes in addressing this market deficit. Global terrorism insurance pools continue to evolve their scope and scale to provide […]

“Magisterial survey” with mischievous humour recognised in award sponsored by Pool Re, the UK’s terrorism reinsurer The 2018 Airey Neave Book Prize has been awarded to The Secret World: A History of Intelligence, written by Professor Christopher Andrew, by a panel of experts assessing the most valuable contribution to the understanding of terrorism. The work […]

At the City of London launch, the UK police lead for counter terrorism endorses Pool Re’s actions and commitment to build the UK’s economic resilience 13 November 2018 (LONDON) – Pool Re, the UK’s terrorism reinsurance pool, has today published its annual Terrorism Threat & Mitigation Report, which focuses on the key terrorist events and […]