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The higher levels of catastrophe losses in 2016 could represent something of a wake-up call for the re/insurance industry after a number of years of benign loss activity – especially against a backdrop of a continued soft market in most lines of business, according to a number of senior executives interviewed by Intelligent Insurer. 30 December 2016
Insurance
Assessing growth as a measurement of the success of a merger or acquisition is much harder than identifying whether cost-cutting and synergies have been delivered, according to Paul Schultz, CEO of Aon Securities, speaking to Intelligent Insurer on how the success—or failure—of such deals should be judged. 29 December 2016
Insurance
One method of assessing the success or failure of a merger or acquisition in its aftermath can be through examining the impact—if any—on the surviving company’s ratings. But Dennis Sugrue, director of insurance ratings at S&P Global Ratings, stresses that ratings need to be viewed with a great deal of context. 28 December 2016
Insurance
The executives driving any merger or acquisition must set out clear strategic objectives and deliver on them—or risk getting fired in the aftermath of a deal if they are not met, according to Paul Clark, partner and managing director at Boston Consulting Group and a specialist in change management, speaking to Intelligent Insurer on how the success—or failure—of such deals should be judged. 27 December 2016
Insurance
As the re/insurance sector faces another year of soft pricing environment in 2017, market participants fear that large losses could significantly hit profits, which have been protected by the benign cat environment in recent years. 27 December 2016
Insurance
Greig Woodring, the chief executive of Reinsurance Group of America, will step down at the end of 2016 and be replaced by Anna Manning. 22 December 2016
Insurance
Liberty Mutual Insurance has launched a new capital markets platform that will initially leverage the newly-formed Bermuda-based Limestone Re to offer the insurer easy access to fully-collateralised third-party reinsurance capacity. 22 December 2016
Insurance
Verisk Insurance Solutions has completed an agreement with Duck Creek Technologies that will enable Duck Creek customers to access the Verisk Data Exchange – a programme that scores drivers and can be used to determine an appropriate premium. 22 December 2016
Insurance
After a spate of big deals and with consolidation in the re/insurance industry showing little sign of slowing, Intelligent Insurer examines the different ways the success—or failure—of a merger or acquisition may be judged in its aftermath. 21 December 2016
Insurance
Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Lynette Brown as underwriter in its livestock team and Emilie Larson as underwriting assistant for the equine team. 21 December 2016
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