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The re/insurance industry needs to play its part in driving forward the implementation of regulation relating to cyber risks if effective products transferring the risk around this threat are to be developed. 29 October 2014
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The growing use of economic capital models by cedants to help structure their reinsurance programmes has led to many increasing their retentions – a phenomenon that is almost paradoxical at a time when reinsurance is relatively cheap. 22 October 2013
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Rates, catastrophe risks and the quality of data will be the three biggest talking points at FIDES 2013, according to Mike Hughes, chief executive of Aon Benfield Latin America. 12 November 2013
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Reinsurers and governments should join forces to develop better disaster risk management for future natural disasters, as a meeting of the economic think-tank the Geneva Association has declared. Intelligent Insurer reports. 1 September 2013
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As capacity available to cover peak US catastrophe risks reaches saturation point, many believe that alternative capacity will increasingly allow the industry to take on different risks—some of which have traditionally been covered by governments. 19 November 2013
Insurance
As cedants become ever more sophisticated in their understanding of ratings, analytical firm Litmus Analysis examines the ratings of the wide range of reinsurance carriers in Europe using a unique methodology to establish their average ratings. Here, Stuart Shipperlee, partner at Litmus, describes some of the
chart’s findings. 20 October 2014
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Bermudian re/insurer Argo Group has stressed that the recent sidecar it formed, capitalised by capital market investors, is very different to similar vehicles launched by its rivals. 16 January 2013
Insurance
Allianz Risk Transfer and Nephila Capital have finalized an agreement securing another three years of risk capacity for Nephila. Under the agreement, Allianz Risk Transfer will continue to assist Nephila in its natural catastrophe and weather risk strategies, providing specialized services, such as balance sheet access, non-recourse leverage and other flexibility that will continue to benefit Nephila’s investors. Nephila said the extension enhances its ability to offer its clients a portfolio of diversified and high quality investment alternatives while continuing to diversify Allianz Risk Transfer’s business lines. 6 March 2013
Insurance
In the last issue of Intelligent Insurer, we examined the longevity of some of Europe’s oldest reinsurers—some thriving in stark contrast with wider trends in the corporate world. Here, we examine the same dynamic from a US perspective. 14 December 2015
Insurance
A change in attitudes and less reliance on risk models could be the key to underwriting success, as Mike Pilla of Technical Risk Underwriters told Intelligent Insurer. 16 July 2013
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