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Unprecedented volatility in economics, demographics and geopolitics and rapid technology advancements are transforming traditional risks for global businesses, adding new urgency and complexity to old challenges, according to Aon’s 2017 Global Risk Management survey. 24 April 2017
Insurance
London-based Barbican Insurance Group has launched a new policy quote and binding portal to enhance its ability to efficiently bind new business via selected distribution channels. 24 April 2017
Insurance
While the results as reported by reinsurers show a declining trend, the underlying results, taking into account average cat losses, show how tight profitability in the sector really is, according to the most recent Reinsurance Market Report by Willis Re. 21 April 2017
Insurance
The performance of the reinsurance sector shows a clear trend of deterioration as the soft market squeezes profitability. While traditional reinsurers return capital to shareholders due to a lack of profitable business opportunities, alternative capital remains keen for opportunities to invest – potentially making the situation worse, suggests James Vickers, chairman of Willis Re International. 21 April 2017
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Aggregate shareholders’ funds for companies included in the Willis Re Index, which examines the results of the world’s biggest reinsurance groups, increased by 4 percent to $344.1 billion as at 31 December 2016, according to the latest Reinsurance Market Report from Willis Re. 20 April 2017
Insurance
UK’s regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to conduct a review of pricing practices in general insurance, according to its business plan 2017/18. 19 April 2017
Insurance
Amid concerns that artificial intelligence could result in job losses across the industry, re/insurers speaking at an Intelligent Insurer roundtable in London aimed to suppress some of those fears by highlighting the value of AI with tried and tested examples. 13 April 2017
Insurance
Ratings agency AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of MS Amlin Underwriting managed Lloyd’s Syndicate 2001 due to what it describes as deteriorating technical performance. 13 April 2017
Insurance
If hedge fund manager John Paulson leaves the board of AIG as suggested by a media report, this would remove one of the leading advocates of splitting up the insurer, CreditSights analysts wrote in an April 12 note. 12 April 2017
Insurance
Probitas Syndicate 1492 at Lloyd’s has claimed that it is business as usual as it seeks new investors following the appointment of liquidators at Istmo Compañía de Reaseguros (Istmo Re), the Panama reinsurer which backs the syndicate. 12 April 2017
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