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Favourable returns on US peak catastrophe risks combined with poor investment returns elsewhere has caused a growing number of mutual funds, hedge funds and other capital sources to try to capture a portion of US peak catastrophe business. But there are inhibitors to these investors diversifying into a wider range of risks. 10 September 2013
News
Athens-based independent broker Matrix has continued to chip away at global domination, successfully becoming a Lloyd’s broker last year. Intelligent Insurer speaks to Gerry Tighe, head of treaty at the firm, about how the company has secured itself as the leading reinsurance broker in Greece and Cyprus. 9 September 2013
News
Perceptions that an improvement in interest rates will help lift reinsurers’ profitability are unlikely to become a reality, with rates expected to soften in response to an improved investment environment. 9 September 2013
News
Gerry Tighe, head of treaty at broker Matrix, believes the recent deal that sees Guy Carpenter take a significant stake in the new venture called Carpenter Turner, which it will use develop business in Greece, Cyprus and adjacent countries, could become a template of things to come in the industry. 9 September 2013
Insurance
Broker Lineslips, the practice whereby insurers or reinsurers delegate their underwriting authority to a broker on business that they had traditionally placed in the open market, can be disruptive to the market as a whole. 9 September 2013
Insurance
Litmus Analysis, the consultancy that specialises in helping companies better understand their financial strength and ratings, gives 11 top tips on how reinsurers can better manage their relationships with rating agencies. 9 September 2013
Insurance
Xchanging, the business process, procurement and technology services provider, hosted and completed a ladies’ charity cycle ride on Saturday September 7 in advance of the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous. 9 September 2013
Alternative Risk Transfer
Any negative thoughts reinsurers have about the impact that the recent influx of alternative capacity is having on the industry should be dispelled. 8 September 2013
Reinsurance
It is impossible to say how capital markets investors in reinsurance might react to heavy catastrophe losses, especially given that such products have not yet experienced severe losses and the fact that the structures of many insurance-linked securities (ILS) products have changed recently. 8 September 2013
Insurance
The industry is better prepared to deal with large catastrophes than ever before, a factor which has been assisted by convergence capital, according to Alastair Speare-Cole, CEO of JLT Re. 8 September 2013
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