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IGI positive after ratings upgrade to ‘A’
Insurance
The reinsurance market has entered a more promising era of hardening rates, but has still has a long way to go before progressing into a true hard market, according to IGI.   10 September 2019
Fitch does not expect immediate ratings changes post Brexit
Insurance
Fitch Ratings does not expect the UK’s departure from the EU to have an immediate impact on ratings, Graham Coutts, senior director, insurance ratings at Fitch, said at the Fitch Ratings Reinsurance Briefing 2019.   10 September 2019
AM Best’s ‘stable’ outlook reflects signs of resilience for reinsurance sector
Insurance
A few years ago there was plenty of talk about alternative capital being a major threat to the sector and something that was going to radically transform it. That view has changed, Robert DeRose, senior director, Global Reinsurance Ratings and Greg Carter, managing director, Analytics EMEA & AP, at AM Best, told Monte Carlo Today.   10 September 2019
Insurance
The rush to the Latin American region is losing its allure for some reinsurers, claims James Grieves, senior vice president and regional manager of the Latin America and Caribbean region at SCOR.   9 September 2019
Insurance
Speaking to FIDES Today, rating agency AM Best outlines the unpredictable market in Mexico, Latin America’s second largest economy, and potential market growth in Panama.   9 September 2019
Insurance
The insurance industry must keep a close eye on the transformative potential of technology, according to Ian Meadows, director for insurance at EY and a director of EY’s initiative Insurwave, which offers blockchain-enabled marine insurance.   9 September 2019
Insurance
Most reinsurers would like to lower their expense base—but new research suggests that those that spend more also achieve a better underwriting performance, Lewis Phillips of Litmus Analysis told Monte Carlo Today.   9 September 2019
Insurance
As the world’s reinsurers gather in Monte Carlo for the annual Rendez-Vous, Ross Lazaroo-Hood of Landmark Holding Group explains that while there are opportunities for MGAs there needs to be more than just a compelling underwriting case.   9 September 2019
Insurance
Intense competition and overcapacity are among the biggest challenges for the global reinsurance industry. That was one of the key points in a presentation in Monte Carlo, given by rating agency AM Best, at which it also warned of some of the negative effects of Brexit.   9 September 2019
Insurance
Rates are increasing, but perhaps not fast enough, was one of the main themes of a discussion by a panel of industry experts speaking at S&P Global Ratings’ Annual Reinsurance Roundtable at this year’s Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous.   9 September 2019

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