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Greek broker enters Lloyd’s
Athens-based independent broker Matrix has continued to chip away at global domination, successfully becoming a Lloyd’s broker last year. Intelligent Insurer speaks to Gerry Tighe, head of treaty at the firm, about how the company has secured itself as the leading reinsurance broker in Greece and Cyprus.   9 September 2013
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BSX nears 50% of global public ILS issuance
ILS outstanding at the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) topped $8.5 billion this year, with $3.2 billion of new ILS issued in 2013, as interest in the island’s alternative offering continues to gain momentum.   18 September 2013
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GIC Re buys South African Saxum Re
Indian reinsurer GIC Re has acquired South African reinsurer Saxum Re in what is the company’s first overseas transaction.   28 April 2014
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Capital markets to move into non-peak zone cat
Having already become a big player in the peak zone catastrophe business, pension funds, endowments and hedge funds are now trying to move into non-peak zone catastrophe business as they look to diversify their investments in reinsurance sector business.   10 September 2013
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Excess capital and competition hit April renewals
Strong balance sheets, an abundance of capacity and a consolidation of buying led to lower reinsurance pricing across most territories and business segments at the April renewals.   10 April 2014
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Munich Re: risk is still rife despite loss cat losses
Re/insurers must remain cautious despite few natural catastrophe losses in the first half of the year, warns Munich Re’s Torsten Jeworrek.   10 July 2014
Insurance
Striking out on your own
16 April 2014
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So far, so good
Despite a recent minor hardening of rates, most captive insurers haven’t increased their retentions and the reinsurance buying programmes of most remain stable. But this could soon change due to regulatory changes and if rates continue on their upward trajectory.   16 April 2013
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Hannover Re likely to surpass 2011 profit target
Hannover Re has said that preliminary figures indicate that the group will post a net income of €600 million for 2011.   13 February 2012
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Fac to basics: facultative reinsurance trends in 2011
The high number of natural catastrophes experienced in the first half of the year threw the spotlight on facultative business as never before.   1 November 2011

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