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The soft market will continue into 2015 unless a big catastrophe loss occurs in the final quarter of 2014, David Flandro, global head of strategic advisory at JLT Re, told Baden-Baden Today. But more interesting questions exist—not around pricing but potential structural changes in the sector, he said. 21 October 2014
News
Tired of the distractions of the mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity between reinsurers, buyers in Europe have welcomed the takeover of PartnerRe by Italian investment company EXOR because it frees the reinsurer from any speculation or distractions—and there are no integration issues to contend with, Charles Goldie, CEO, PartnerRe Global, told Baden-Baden Today. 20 October 2015
Insurance
The bigger so-called tier 1 reinsurers will be the winners in what is a rapidly changing reinsurance landscape, Martyn Street, senior director in insurance at Fitch Ratings, told Baden-Baden Today. But he also stressed that consolidation was far from a silver bullet for companies seeking greater scale. 19 October 2015
Reinsurance
Re/insurers’ approach to their investment portfolios varies significantly depending on their position in the market and backers. They are increasingly being forced to take a more holistic approach to this part of the business and also consider the wider implications of how their cash is invested. Intelligent Insurer investigates. 3 July 2019
Insurance
Everyone is hoping that the outbreak of COVID-19 will be contained as swiftly as possible, with many countries advising precautionary measures, such as lockdown, for a minimum of 12 weeks to protect the vulnerable. The re/insurance industry can expect to feel the effects of this pandemic well beyond that. Intelligent Insurer reports. 30 March 2020
News
K Sanath Kumar, chairman-cum-managing director, GIC Re, talks about the unbreakable link between the risks being both covered and insured against within the re/insurance industry. 19 October 2015
Insurance
As high-profile cases of cyber attacks increasingly splash across the front pages of newspapers worldwide, it seems that the tipping point has come for cyber insurance, according to a panel of experts speaking at this year’s IIS event in London. 25 June 2014
Insurance
2014 could be a bumper year for mergers & acquisitions in Emerging Europe driven by a reinvigorated private equity sector keen to snap up under-valued targets in the region, according to a new report. 22 January 2014
Reinsurance
Joaquin Orejas, property/casualty treaty chief underwriter Latin America, London at Gen Re explains why treating a region the size of Latin America as one market is sure to bring mistakes. 17 December 2014
Insurance
Broker Lockton has appointed Mark Randall as a senior vice president. He will be based in the Dubai International Finance Centre and focused on growing Lockton’s MENA operations. 3 April 2014
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