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Technology

How Swiss Re’s iptiQ became greater than the sum of its parts

Going digital is never simple, especially for individual re/insurers, but Swiss Re’s digital insurance engine has developed a model that leverages its ecosystem of partners to achieve advances that individual firms may struggle to reach on their own. Intelligent Insurer speaks to Carl Christensen, Swiss Re chief executive officer at iptiQ EMEA L&H, to find out more.   4 August 2020

Insurance

Rates did not harden by as much as hoped in 1/1 renewals

Reinsurance rates did not increase by as much as expected in the year-end renewals as many reinsurers conceded ground to clients as the date neared, particularly in non-loss affected areas, according to JLT Re’s Retrospective Renewal Report.   3 January 2018

Insurance

RMS introduces hazard data suite for flood risk in Europe

RMS has introduced a suite of Europe inland hazard data, which provides high-resolutions insight that allows for an accurate estimation of flood risk.   19 August 2016

Alternative Risk Transfer

M&A: the biggest and most talked about unions in the insurance sector

Intelligent Insurer looks at some of the most interesting M&A re/insurance deals in the last year to find out how market consolidation will influence future business, as industry professionals tell us there are a lot more deals to come.   14 April 2020

Insurance

EU legislation to remain whatever EU referendum outcome

An insurance adviser has said that most of the EU legislation that affects the insurance industry is likely “here to stay” whether the UK leaves the European Union or not in the referendum taking place next month.   19 May 2016

Insurance

LMA hires market operations director

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), the association that represents the interests of the Lloyd’s underwriting community, has appointed Tom Payne as director of market operations.   17 June 2016

Insurance

UK would incur financial consequences if it leaves the EU, says Nelson

John Nelson, chairman of Lloyd’s of London, has spoken out in favour of staying in the EU.   17 May 2016

News

More cedants seek reinsurance to curb earnings volatility: SCOR

More cedants are using reinsurance to reduce their earnings volatility as they attempt to make their businesses more attractive to investors in a low-yield environment, Jean-Paul Conoscente, chief executive of P&C reinsurance business globally at SCOR, told Baden-Baden Today.   22 October 2018

Insurance

Heerasing leaves XL Catlin to join ACR Capital as deputy CEO

ACR Capital Holdings has appointed Bobby Heerasing as deputy group chief executive and deputy chief executive of its fully owned subsidiary Asia Capital Re.   12 June 2017

Insurance

Low interest rates could pressure Chinese life insurers’ earnings

A low interest rate environment in China continues to place pressure on the profitability of the country’s life insurers, which rely on interest spreads for profits, according to a Fitch Ratings report.   9 December 2016

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