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Strong cross-border activity with Africa-based insurance groups buying other regional insurance companies is creating attractive opportunities for US and European re/insurers, says AM Best. 24 March 2014
Insurance
Flood Re, the UK Government’s scheme to pool flood risk, may face higher-than-expected claims in the future, as spending on flood defences fails to meet requirements says Fitch Ratings. 19 March 2014
Insurance
Insurers could face rating downgrades with the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (TRIPRA), according to a report by rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P). 18 March 2014
Insurance
Qatar’s second largest insurer, The Qatar General Insurance & Reinsurance Company (QGIR), will distribute a 20 percent share bonus following a successful year which saw the company increase its net profit to QR 2.1 billion in 2013 compared with QR 175.5 Million in 2012. 17 March 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) is open to rating new risks that could be covered using insurance-linked securities (ILS) but terrorism risk could be a step too far for the rating agency, despite calls from some investors for the ILS market to consider this risk. 12 March 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
US property/casualty insurer Great American Insurance Group, a subsidiary of financial services firm American Financial Group, is set to use the insurance linked securities (ILS) markets for the first time with a $95 million deal that will offer coverage of named storms, earthquakes, severe thunderstorms and winter storms. 12 March 2014
Insurance
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries must diversify if they are to continue experiencing high growth rates, according to a recent report by AM Best. 11 March 2014
Insurance
Switzerland-based insurer Helvetia Group has posted solid growth in 2013 driven largely by its Swiss home market, which saw 9.9% growth, but with Germany, Austria and France also recording positive growth. 10 March 2014
Insurance
SCOR’s acquisition of Generali US last year combined its rapidly growing status as a truly global and highly rated reinsurer – at a time when many big cedants are rationalising their reinsurance panels – helped the reinsurer post a record profit in 2013 while also enjoying substantial growth. 6 March 2014
Insurance
American Strategic Insurance Group is set to launch its first catastrophe bond. The insurer is marketing a $200 million deal designed to protect it against named storms and severe thunderstorm risks in the US. 4 March 2014
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