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The Mw 6.0 earthquake which impacted Central Italy on 24 August 2016 will now cost the insurance industry €108 million, much higher than the €66 million originally suggested three months after the event, according to PERILS, the catastrophe insurance data firm. 24 August 2017
Insurance
German non-life insurers will continue increasing premiums to offset declining yields in their investment portfolios, Fitch has suggested in a new report. 23 August 2017
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Bermuda has been sent a questionnaire by the EU which could potentially result in the jurisdiction being defined as a tax haven with negative consequences for its re/insurance industry, but the country’s Ministry of Finance explained to Intelligent Insurer why such a scenario would not be justified. 22 August 2017
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Global reinsurers' first half 2017 results provide further evidence of continuing pressure on pricing and earnings, Fitch Ratings said on Aug. 21. 21 August 2017
Insurance
Opportunities in the US mortgage business have provided reinsurers with some respite from deteriorating business conditions in traditional property casualty (P&C) reinsurance lines, but margins are tightening, according to an S&P Global Ratings report. 21 August 2017
Insurance
Ratings agency AM Best has announced that Manuel Agustin Calderón de las Heras has resigned from his position as managing director to "pursue other opportunities". 18 August 2017
Insurance
Asia offers great growth opportunities for insurers but Hong Kong as a re/insurance hub has been losing market share lately to other jurisdictions, particularly to Singapore. The former British colony will no longer be complacent and is implementing an action plan. 17 August 2017
Insurance
Pricing discipline by Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR is proving an important competitive advantage in the face of declining market pricing and investment yields, Fitch Ratings said on Aug. 16. 16 August 2017
Insurance
Global reinsurers' earning volatility will intensify if annual natural catastrophe claims keep moving toward levels that are closer to the long-term average, S&P Global Ratings said on Aug. 14. 15 August 2017
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The market for managing general agents (MGAs) is sprawling with new concepts, ideas, and projects. 14 August 2017
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