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Insurance
A long-predicted wave of mergers & acquisitions seems to have started with three high-profile deals in the process of being completed. Intelligent Insurer investigates whether the industry can expect more of the same in the remainder of 2015. 3 February 2015
Insurance
Following the temporary lapse of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), Intelligent Insurer explores the market’s appetite to welcome terrorism risk back into the private sector, and asks what other risks currently held by governments could potentially be transferred. 30 January 2015
Insurance
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) will pay $77 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle three cases involving fraudulent misconduct. 27 January 2015
News
The proposed merger of PartnerRe and Axis Capital has caused mixed views from rating agencies some of which have raised concerns over a smooth integration. 27 January 2015
News
Mo Tooker, the global head of the property/casualty business of Gen Re, has resigned from the company, prompting a reshuffle. 21 January 2015
Alternative Risk Transfer
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance is set to reach new heights in 2015, following a record-breaking year. 16 January 2015
Insurance
Acappella Syndicate 2014 has appointed David Jones as divisional head of its casualty insurance portfolio. 12 January 2015
Insurance
XL Group’s $4.1 billion takeover of Catlin has been welcomed by rating agencies though some have noted a potential deterioration of XL’s credit profile and the risks inherent in an acquisition of this size and scope. 12 January 2015
Insurance
The US Senate has reauthorised the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) for the next six years, following months of uncertainty. 9 January 2015
Insurance
XL Group has finalised a deal that sees it buy Catlin for $4.1 billion. The new entity, to be known as XL Catlin, will boast some $10 billion of total net premiums, more than $3 billion of net reinsurance premiums and make it one of the ten biggest reinsurance groups globally. 9 January 2015
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