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The longer the soft market continues, the greater the overreaction will be: Catlin
In contrast to those who believe a soft market is the “new norm” for reinsurance and that the days of a marked cycle are over, Stephen Catlin, the founder of Catlin and now executive deputy chairman of XL Group, believes an overreaction in pricing will eventually occur.   12 September 2016
News
Risk selection trumps price for tier 1 players
The idea that tiers are emerging in the reinsurance industry is valid, but not in the way some expect. The industry’s new class of tier 1 players are nimble, innovative, savvy in their use of technology, cutting-edge in their risk selection and have their costs and expenses under control, Kathleen Reardon, chief executive of Hamilton Re, told Monte Carlo Today.   12 September 2016
Insurance
SCOR seeks growth by targeting cedants direct
A reduction of earnings due to low interest rates and a soft market will likely result in a process of natural selection within the market as players leave or consolidate, said Victor Peignet, SCOR Global P&C CEO, during a Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous press conference.   12 September 2016
Insurance
Market “far from normal” says A.M. Best; maintains outlook as negative
Overall trends in the global reinsurance market remain negative as the result of a combination of global socioeconomic factors, according to rating agency A.M. Best.   12 September 2016
Insurance
Growing regulatory burden forces insurers to rethink
One of the outcomes of the increased regulatory burden that has been imposed on insurers in recent years, exacerbated by Solvency II, has been the forcing of smaller insurers to consider either converting into agencies, thus avoiding a big part of the burden, or selling out to bigger players.   12 September 2016
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Capital grows despite tough conditions
The industry’s capital continues to grow despite pressure on profits, says Mike Van Slooten, as he unveils the findings of the latest Aon Benfield Aggregate report to Monte Carlo Today.   12 September 2016
Alternative Risk Transfer
Whole portfolio ILS firm Vario targets fund raising in 2017
Vario Global Capital, the venture unveiled just before the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous in 2015, which has been working on developing a ‘whole portfolio’ insurance-linked securities (ILS) product as a capital management tool for insurers, intends to open its first fund to investors in 2017, its founding partner told Monte Carlo Today.   11 September 2016
Insurance
Technology will challenge marine insurers
The shipping industry is rapidly embracing the use of digital technology and the prospect of unmanned ships is not a million miles away. But while this will enhance the safety of the industry, it will also present a headache for marine insurers, who will need to grapple with a new set of risks.   11 September 2016
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Soft market could go on longer and deeper than feared: S&P
The global reinsurance market is facing unfavourable conditions from a wide range of headwinds—and they could last much longer than many reinsurers feared, according to S&P Global Ratings.   11 September 2016
Insurance
London Market must target global growth post Brexit
As it evaluates and reacts to the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, the London Market must turn its sights further afield and assess the opportunities that exist in other global markets.   11 September 2016

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