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The Lloyd’s market is facing difficult times and a big loss would push a number of players, many of which already have combined ratios close to 100 percent, into loss-making territory, according to Darren Doherty, chief executive officer of Pioneer. 12 September 2016
News
Reinsurers could find their participation on treaties with insurer Zurich cut back or increased, depending on how they decide to position themselves in the market, Juan Beer, global head of group reinsurance, Zurich Insurance Group, told Monte Carlo Today. 12 September 2016
Insurance
The idea that Solvency II will remove market demand to see ratings has been dismissed by Litmus Analysis, the consultancy that helps insurers and reinsurers better understand and manage their relationships with ratings agencies. 11 September 2016
Alternative Risk Transfer
Vario Global Capital, the venture unveiled just before the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous in 2015, which has been working on developing a ‘whole portfolio’ insurance-linked securities (ILS) product as a capital management tool for insurers, intends to open its first fund to investors in 2017, its founding partner told Monte Carlo Today. 11 September 2016
News
While a merger or acquisition (M&A) can seem an appealing prospect to small and medium-sized reinsurers grappling with challenging market conditions, the rationale behind such a deal and its execution will both be critical to the way analysts at rating agencies view it. 11 September 2016
Insurance
Robert Easton, head of Treaty UK and head of Iran, Matrix, talks with Monte Carlo Today about the growth opportunities he sees in Iran. 11 September 2016
News
The global reinsurance market is facing unfavourable conditions from a wide range of headwinds—and they could last much longer than many reinsurers feared, according to S&P Global Ratings. 11 September 2016
News
S&P Global Ratings expects the reinsurance sector’s financial performance to deteriorate in the coming quarters. Nevertheless, an accumulated capital cushion may keep it going—at least for a while. 11 September 2016
News
Against a backdrop of unrelenting market pressures on reinsurers, including an elongated soft market and increased competition for business on all fronts, Mark O’Riordan, head of group reinsurance at Ecclesiastical, is seeking stability and long-term relationships. 11 September 2016
Reinsurance
Rating agency AM Best has affirmed the ratings of UnipolRe, the reinsurer launched last year by UnipolSai Assicurazioni. 10 September 2016
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