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Hard markets and remediation pay off: London Market put to positive
22 April 2024   ‘Strong’ pricing across most lines spells solid underwriting profit, AM Best says.
Long-tail casualty reserves upped in 2023, need more for ’24: AM Best
16 April 2024
General liability takes rate, but not at pace with legal threats: AM Best
11 April 2024
Reinsurance start up dearth will continue; investors may stay hesitant
4 April 2024
Reinsurers will take bulk of P&I claim after Baltimore bridge collapse
27 March 2024
US P&C chases personal line losses, cut underwriting loss 15% in ‘23
25 March 2024
Named-perils first to fall as reinsurance capacity arrived for 1.1
20 March 2024
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Latest Features

Insurance
Unstable optimism in LatAm
It may be politics as much as premiums that is the deciding factor when it comes to Latin America’s re/insurance prospects. There’s massive scope for growth, but players cannot ignore a history of political instability, says II panel.
Alternative Risk Transfer
The Latin American re/insurance market: a rich retrospective
In our special LatAm focus during March 2024, Intelligent Insurer will reflect on and review the highs and lows of this huge, opportunity-filled region, starting with this look back at the conference.
Risk Management
Hurricane Otis: the end of LatAm’s nat cat calm
Re/insurers in the region saw their four-year nat cat hiatus shattered in October, just as political turbulence looms—with 2024 marked out as a year of elections, says AM Best.
Insurance
1/1 renewals predictions versus reality: five things we’ve learned
It was billed as the toughest 1/1 renewals for decades, but did the reality live up to the hype? An Intelligent Insurer panel shared their inside takes.
Insurance
ESG: why size matters
With sustainable investment well ahead of ESG integration elsewhere in the re/insurance industry, the sector badly needs someone to take the lead. It won’t be down to regulation alone, an Intelligent Insurer panel heard.
Insurance
Principles and priorities: re/insurers tackling the challenge of ESG
The re/insurance industry is often accused of lagging when it comes to embracing ESG issues, but there are good reasons for its caution, around investments and underwriting.
Insurance
No catastrophe for casualty, but challenges remained at renewals
While perhaps the most fraught negotiations were over property cat during the 1/1 renewals in Europe, casualty and specialty lines also had their areas of contention. As with property, the outcomes for insurers varied widely, said an Intelligent Insurer panel.
Insurance
Hard talk: European renewals push through price increases
Plentiful capacity didn’t save cedants from rising rates, and reinsurers showed discipline at the 1/1 renewals. But cedants saw wildly different outcomes, an Intelligent Insurer panel heard.
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Cat bonds can cruise to fresh record in ’24; can collateralised tag on?
19 March 2024   Trending rollover rate will put cat bond issuance more than 2/3 the way to fresh record in 2024.
US P&C hits decadal reserve redundancy on 3rd year of ‘dramatic’ building
11 March 2024   Reduced PYD and new reserving outside workers comp further put paid to 4Y span of deficiency.
D&O rates followed frequency boon, ignored severity time-bombs: AM Best
4 March 2024   Don’t be fooled by record low loss ratios, severity drivers may yet prove rate inadequacy.
Fidelis outlook raised to ‘stable’ by AM Best on MGU synergy
26 February 2024   The ratings agency said it is satisfied with the strength of the relationship with MGU.
South Korean insurers face capital challenges under stringent K-ICS standard
20 February 2024   The pressure could be worse for insurers with relatively weak asset liability management.
Duperreault-backed insurer projects rapid premium growth
5 February 2024   The insurer plans to write a casualty and specialty book, says AM Best.
Parametric solutions can spring from early successes into new lines
22 December 2023   Watch for developments in management liability, financial lines, and cyber: AM Best.
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