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Reinsurance
While the investment returns of some of the top reinsurers improved in 2012, the industry must explore alternatives if its biggest players are to remain competitive in the future.
An Intelligent Insurer report. 16 April 2013
Alternative Risk Transfer
While many reinsurers and captives understand and use collateral alternatives, those running large corporate deductible programmes often do not. Robert Quinn from Wells Fargo explains the benefits of this simple and affordable option. 16 April 2013
Insurance
Despite the global economic crisis and the upheavals of the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa is looking particularly attractive to re/insurers in 2013. Jenny White explains why. 16 April 2013
Alternative Risk Transfer
Despite the growing influence of alternative sources of capacity on the traditional reinsurance markets, exerting a downward pressure on rates in some markets, this influence is less pronounced in Asia-Pacific. 12 April 2013
News
Healthy levels of reinsurance capacity combined with the convergence of traditional and alternative sources of capital helped keep rates stable in the recent April 1 renewals – a significant renewal date for the Asia Pacific region. 11 April 2013
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Concerns by some that the proliferation of alternative risk transfer mechanisms such as insurance-linked securities (ILS) could hamper growth among traditional reinsurers could be misplaced – based on the findings of a recent report by Aon Benfield. 10 April 2013
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Law firm Patton Boggs has appointed one of its reinsurance specialists as managing partner of its New York office. 10 April 2013
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Asia Capital Reinsurance Group (Asia Capital Re) has opened a branch office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). It says strong economic growth in the Middle East combined with substantial investments in infrastructure in the region means many opportunities for reinsurers. 5 April 2013
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Better understanding and coping with new risks will be the biggest challenge for reinsurers going forward – but those that succeed will also experience the most growth. This change dynamic also means an opportunity for reinsurance brokers to add greater value to their clients. 4 April 2013
Alternative Risk Transfer
A combination of strong new issuance and the fact that few bonds mature this year mean the reinsurance industry should expect 2013 to be a bumper year for cat bond issuance. 3 April 2013
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