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Cyber

The connected risk solution

Russell Group founder Suki Basi provides the solution to the connected risk dilema.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

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Legacy

Winds of Change

A fair wind favours multiple efforts in the US to enact legal frameworks for insurance business transfers, writes Darag’s group chief client officer Eleni Iacovides.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

Reinsurance remains a buyers’ market despite cats: Marcell

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Rates

Reinsurance remains a buyers’ market despite cats: Marcell

The head of Aon’s newly-minted Reinsurance Solutions business Andy Marcell has said rates in the sector still favour those seeking capacity.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

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Dwindling reserve redundancies may drive hard market: TMR

Ahead of the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous Re-Insurance sat down with Tokio Millennium Re’s chief underwriting officer Brian Secrett to hear his talking points for the conference.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

Hannover Re aims for 10% GWP Boost as it forecasts rate stability

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Hannover Re aims for 10% GWP Boost as it forecasts rate stability

German reinsurance giant Hannover Re is “well on track” to achieve its 2018 year-end target of a 10 percent hike in gross premiums despite intense competition continuing to weigh in and shape pricing.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

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Swiss Re predicts clashes between insurers and brokers

High expense ratios and pricing pressure may lead insurers to drop intermediaries from the supply chain, Swiss Re’s newly-appointed chief economist has said.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

Axa-XL is not about size for the sake of size: Hendrick

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M&A

Axa-XL is not about size for the sake of size: Hendrick

Axa’s acquisition of XL Group to create the industry’s largest global P&C carrier by business written is not just about scale, president and chief operating officer of XL Group, Greg Hendrick has said.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

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Brexit

Reinsurers looking for Lloyd's leadership on Brexit: Hartigan

Beazley’s head of reinsurance Patrick Hartigan has called on the Corporation to provide more clarity to reinsurers over Brexit.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

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Rates

A reason to be cheerful...

In January – amidst the gloom of mid-winter and the disappointing 1.1 renewals – we pointed to signs of optimism.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

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It could be time to shrink Lloyd’s: Hancock

Lloyd’s performance director Jon Hancock has said it could be the time to shrink the size of the market amid a crackdown on underperforming syndicates.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

Ed not under pressure to find a buyer: Hearn

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M&A

Ed not under pressure to find a buyer: Hearn

The boss of London-headquartered broker Ed Steve Hearn has said that its owners Lightyear Capital were not pressuring his firm into a speedy sale.

Tue 11 Sep 2018

Florence bears down on the Carolinas as Cat 4 hurricane

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Losses

Florence bears down on the Carolinas as Cat 4 hurricane

Hurricane Florence continues to strengthen and an ”historic” landfall in the Carolinas, where State Farm dominates the homeowners market.

Mon 10 Sep 2018

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IGI's Andreas Loucaides on the future of Lloyd's

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Monte Carlo

IGI's Andreas Loucaides on the future of Lloyd's

The chief executive of IGI UK discusses the role of Lloyd’s and the need for a debate over its structure.

Mon 10 Sep 2018

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Cyber

MS Amlin back new cyber reinsurance start-up Envelop Risk

MS Amlin is backing the cyber (re)Insurance start-up Envelop Risk with capacity to formally support its facility which begins later this year.

Mon 10 Sep 2018

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AIG sees 'a lot of runway' in ILS: Duperreault

There is major scope for AIG to build products for the insurance linked security (ILS) market, AIG’s president and chief executive officer Brian Duperreault has said.

Mon 10 Sep 2018

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JLT Re: no surprise that HIM losses sparked only modest rate lift

Excess capital, modest loss development from last year’s cat losses and the relatively benign H1 have combined to suppress positive reinsurance rate momentum throughout 2018, analysis from JLT Re demonstrates.

Mon 10 Sep 2018