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Size is an increasingly important factor in the success of reinsurance businesses, according to SCOR, and the pressure remains on smaller players to merge. 27 July 2018
News
Say its name too loud and it might disappear—the onset of a hard market has been whispered about for some 12 months. Even if rates are hardening, is the industry clutching at straws when underlying exposures also seem to be increasing, and with so much capacity waiting in the wings? Intelligent Insurer investigates. 4 September 2019
Insurance
The boards of CF Corporation and Fidelity & Guaranty Life (FGL) approved a definitive merger agreement under which CF Corp. will acquire FGL for a total of approximately $1.84 billion, plus the assumption of $405 million of existing debt. 25 May 2017
Insurance
The president of Markel International, William Stovin, says that business in the MENA region will grow for the re/insurer following the opening of the Lloyd’s platform today. 11 March 2015
Insurance
Insurers have a critical role to play in helping to support the transition to a low carbon world through sustainable investments and through insuring renewable energy and energy efficient homes, said Matt Cullen, head of strategy at the Association of British Insurers (ABI). 15 December 2015
Insurance
Specialty re/insurance provider Lancashire Holdings has called 2016 a difficult year, with net operating profits falling 17 percent compared to 2015. 16 February 2017
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
Alternative Risk Transfer
As the size of its economy grows, Russia is increasingly vulnerable to the devastating effects of a big catastrophe hitting the country. To manage these growing risks, the country’s governments and insurers should consider the many advantages of using insurance-linked securities, say Kirill Savrassov of Phoenix CRetro, Clive O’Connell of McCarthy Denning, and Rom Aviv of IBI ILS Partners. 27 July 2017
Insurance
The acting chief executive of Asia Capital Re (ACR) has confirmed that the company has made a joint decision with Shenzhen Qianhai Financial Holdings and Shenzhen Investment Holdings to terminate its $1 billion sale—but he stressed that it is business as normal for the reinsurer. 1 November 2017
Insurance
Sri Lankan non-life insurers should be able to absorb near-term volatility and the effects of adverse weather-related events given their extensive use of reinsurance, Fitch Ratings said in a report called Reinsurance Keeps Sri Lankan Insurers Afloat Amid Floods. 1 November 2017
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