News
Insurance
XL Group has finalised a deal that sees it buy Catlin for $4.1 billion. The new entity, to be known as XL Catlin, will boast some $10 billion of total net premiums, more than $3 billion of net reinsurance premiums and make it one of the ten biggest reinsurance groups globally. 9 January 2015
Awards
Respondents to the Global Awards Survey, currently being conducted by the team at Intelligent Insurer, have been focusing heavily on innovation in the industry, a recent analysis of the data compiled so far has revealed. 29 May 2013
Insurance
Some re/insurance executives yearn for the heady days of a hard market but most are more realistic, given the abundance of capital in the industry. The recent hurricanes have given the market an insight into just how rates might respond to big losses, as Intelligent Insurer reports. 25 September 2017
Awards
Reputation, client services, innovation and sheer size have all proved popular among the 2013 Global Awards Survey nominees but, as the survey enters its final week, raw talent remains one of the most important qualities cedants seek in their business partners. 26 June 2013
Awards
While innovation and the ability to be responsive to clients’ needs are often highly valued qualities within a rapidly changing reinsurance industry, sheer size and financial strength are also qualities still considered critical by many buyers. 19 June 2013
article
Alternative forms of reinsurance for natural catastrophes and regulatory issues will be the main themes of FIDES 2013, according to Maria Victoria Barbará, P&C underwriter at Brazil-based reinsurer Austral Re. 11 November 2013
Insurance
In the current challenging soft market and low interest rate environment, large re/insurance companies are in an advantageous position as they can better absorb the pressure and find alternative income sources. Search for scale is therefore likely to drive M&A activity in the coming years, Intelligent Insurer reports. 6 October 2016
Awards
Bravery and individualism in the face of tough market conditions and other adversities are two qualities consistently highly valued by respondents to the Global Awards Survey, a comprehensive market research project covering the reinsurance sector being conducted by the research team at Intelligent Insurer, a snapshot of recent answers has revealed. 4 June 2013
News
HSBC, and its 62 percent owned subsidiary Hang Seng Bank, have agreed to sell their general insurance businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore, Argentina and Mexico. 9 March 2012
Alternative Risk Transfer
As GIC Re makes its first acquisition, the company’s chairman-cum-managing director, Ashok Kumar Roy, tells Intelligent Insurer why Africa is the obvious stepping stone to the company’s expanding international reach. 4 August 2014
Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the full site search.