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Marine insurers are grappling with increased competition, a soft market, economic uncertainties and the looming threat of piracy. But Dieter Berg, president of the International Union of Marine Insurance, is optimistic around insurers’ ability to stay afloat in this challenging environment. Intelligent Insurer reports. 1 September 2016
Insurance
Brexit could lead to a loss of business for Lloyd's of London unless the UK government is able to negotiate passporting arrangements to maintain access to the European Economic Area (EEA), according to a report by Fitch Ratings. 1 September 2016
Insurance
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has introduced a cyber risk protection insurance product in Germany. 1 September 2016
Alternative Risk Transfer
Twelve Capital Group, an investment management firm with a focus on ILS, has introduced a new insurance equity strategy with an initial focus on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). 1 September 2016
Insurance
XL Catlin has updated its active assailant coverage to include the use of road vehicles in an attack. 1 September 2016
Insurance
Hannover Re, Munich Re, SCOR and Swiss Re, have strong market positions with financial strength underpinned by very strong capitalisation, according to a peer review of the four major European reinsurers by Fitch Ratings. 31 August 2016
Insurance
Despite significant economic losses, the impact on Italy’s insurance industry from the August 2016 earthquake will remain contained, due to low insurance penetration rates of earthquake covers, according to a briefing by ratings agency AM Best. 31 August 2016
Insurance
Fitch Ratings has estimated that the insured losses of the earthquake that struck central Italy in late August will be between €100 million and €200 million. 30 August 2016
Insurance
European insurers had almost €9,8 trillion invested in bonds, company shares and other assets in 2015, an increase of 1.7 percent from 2014, according to figures published by Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation. 30 August 2016
Insurance
An increase in foreign exchange volatility in the second quarter of 2016, enhanced further by the surprising result of the UK’s EU referendum vote, has distorted the performance of re/insurance companies during the period. Making more use of hedging for foreign exchange risk could ease such distorting effects from companies’ profit and loss accounts, experts claim. 26 August 2016
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