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The insurance market in China has rapidly developed in terms of its sophistication and the calibre of personnel it attracts in the past 15 years meaning greater opportunities for international players that invest in establishing a foothold there. 14 February 2013
News
Boosted by a slight hardening of rates on some lines and a relatively benign period of catastrophe activity, it seems many reinsurers have responded to the difficult investment environment by improving the profitability of their underwriting books. A number of reinsurers have posted healthy combined ratios for their 2012 results in recent weeks. 12 February 2013
Insurance
The Asia-Pacific region will drive growth in the energy sector and could well account for 50 percent of the total annual global energy financing by 2030. This means big opportunities for insurers in the region as investments in infrastructure require protection. 6 February 2013
Alternative Risk Transfer
Last year saw the second highest level of catastrophe bond issuance on record signalling strong growth in the market, according to Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA). At year end, $5.9 billion of catastrophe bonds had been issued – a 37 percent increase over 2011, according to the unit’s latest Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) market update. 6 February 2013
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While proposed reforms to the regulations governing reinsurers in India could make it easier for foreign players to launch operations in India, their implementation will not necessarily facilitate the speedy creation of a reinsurance hub in the country – as some commentators have claimed. 5 February 2013
Insurance
The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the insurance sector globally dropped to its lowest level in 2012 since 2004, according to figures from industry data provider Dealogic. But the total number of deals done remained healthy suggesting a depression in valuations in the industry. 1 February 2013
Insurance
The economic downturn has forced property/casualty (P&C) insurers to become more focussed on underwriting discipline and less reliant on investment returns, recent reports by ratings agency Moody’s has claimed. 31 January 2013
Insurance
The low interest rate environment and regulatory burdens are the two biggest worries facing insurance CEOs, according to a recent report from rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P). 30 January 2013
News
New rules proposed by the CIRC that would apply to the affiliated reinsurance business of foreign-invested insurance companies in China would impose new more stringent requirements on insurers wishing to use affiliated reinsurers if the rules are adopted. 28 January 2013
Insurance
Record losses on the scale experienced by the industry in 2011 could occur as regularly as every 15 years, risk modelling business AIR Worldwide has claimed in a report. What is more, the industry should brace itself for losses on a potentially even greater scale. 23 January 2013
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