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Hannover Re enjoyed growth in its net profits of almost 5 percent in the first half of 2014 and almost 10 percent in the second quarter alone. But the company’s gross written premiums shrank slightly on the back of intense competition in the reinsurance industry and clients retaining more business. 6 August 2014
Insurance
There will always be those that resist change in the insurance industry but that should not be an excuse for shunning innovation, Greg Case, the chief executive of Aon, tells Intelligent Insurer. 4 August 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
In June Munich Re was forced to pull the plug on its latest catastrophe bond issuance. While the reasons are not completely clear, this event still represents a defining moment for the ILS markets, as Intelligent Insurer discovers. 4 August 2014
Insurance
Low penetration, an emerging middle class and regulatory changes are ensuring that the LATAM region remains attractive to insurers, despite issues of excess capacity and soft rates. Intelligent Insurer investigates. 4 August 2014
Insurance
Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings has returned to profit in the second quarter of 2014 driven by gains in investments and stronger underwriting performance. 1 August 2014
Insurance
Minova Insurance, previously BMS Associates, has launched BMS Capital Advisory, an affiliate of independent reinsurance broker BMS Intermediaries. 1 August 2014
Insurance
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), the parent of broker Marsh and reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, posted strong growth and improved profits in the second quarter of 2014 with its reinsurance unit also enjoying 3 percent growth despite tough market conditions. 30 July 2014
News
JLT Towers Re has made promising progress since its inception when the reinsurance unit of Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) was combined with Towers Watson Re, JLT has said in its results for the first six months of 2014. 30 July 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
As catastrophe bonds continue to creep into reinsurance programmes, and interest from governments in the ILS market grows, Dr Ben Fox, financial sector specialist at the World Bank, talks to Intelligent Insurer about the bank’s work in the sector and how it is helping the Philippines to become the next sovereign to enter the market. 29 July 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
André Perez, CEO of the Horseshoe Group, describes how capital markets are changing the traditional catastrophe reinsurance model. 29 July 2014
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