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The changing needs and demands of reinsurance buyers and how they fit with the direction of innovation in the industry was discussed by six senior executives at Intelligent Insurer’s annual roundtable in Baden-Baden, organised in association with S&P Global Ratings. 15 November 2016
Insurance
Greenlight Capital Re recorded a $30 million net profit in the third quarter of 2016 compared with a net loss of $219.7 million for the same period of 2015. Nevertheless, ratings agency AM Best downgraded the financial strength rating of Greenlight Reinsurance citing underwriting weaknesses. 4 November 2016
Insurance
Excess and surplus (E&S) lines may become a target for M&A activity, according to an analysis provided by CreditSights. 26 October 2016
Insurance
The so-called protection gap in Europe (the difference between economic and insured losses), which includes flood insurance in Germany and the Netherlands as well as earthquake protection in Switzerland, offers growth potential for the re/insurance industry, according to executives from Swiss Re. 25 October 2016
Insurance
AM Best is about to change its methodology, yet most brokers and reinsurers seem to be ignoring what is either a potential opportunity or an impending crisis, as Peter Hughes, founding director at Litmus Analysis, explains. 25 October 2016
Insurance
In association with Swiss Re, Baden-Baden Today conducted a survey of senior industry executives ahead of and during the conference. Here are some responses to various key questions. 25 October 2016
Insurance
The business model of hedge fund reinsurers is being put to a hard test in the current soft market while sophisticated clients challenge their business model. 25 October 2016
Insurance
The potential for hedge fund reinsurers may be waning as a challenging investment environment, a soft market and sophisticated clients challenge the business model. Intelligent Insurer reports. 25 October 2016
Insurance
Alternative capital grew again last year but at a slower pace. Paul Schultz, chief executive of Aon Securities, suggests to PCI Today this growth will continue but innovation will also be needed in the long term. 25 October 2016
Insurance
Redomiciling to Bermuda as a Class 4 licensed reinsurer was an important step for Qatar Re. Four years into its global expansion plans, the company is now an established player, says Luke Roden, head of ceded re & global head of catastrophe. 25 October 2016
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