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Better data = better underwriting
As the Lloyd’s Franchise Board attempts to improve the quality of delegated authority data entering the market, reinsurance risk exchange CATEX has developed a platform that can help, explains Francis X Fortunato.   1 June 2011
Insurance
Agency captives can align interests of brokers and carriers
Agency captives can offer agents and brokers the opportunity to earn underwriting profits previously retained by the insurance carrier, and align the interests of the agent and carrier regarding risk selection, pricing and loss control.   10 August 2017
Insurance
Recent cat losses could make ILS collateral more attractive
In the wake of recent US nat cat losses, the perceived value of insurance-linked securities (ILS) collateral over a rated “promise to pay” model will rise if reinsurers have failed to use modelling and retrocession to better manage their tail risks, according to Willis Towers Watson’s Q3 ILS market update.   25 October 2017
Insurance
Rate hikes unlikely: Caribbean cat facility
Notwithstanding the nat cat events of 2017, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) is confident that its balance sheet is adequately set up to absorb the risk of high payouts in years of multiple extreme events, Isaac Anthony, CEO of CCRIF, told Baden-Baden Today.   25 October 2017
Insurance
Adverse loss developments move Maiden to losses in Q2
Maiden Holdings made a loss in the second quarter of 2017 on the back of the emergence of adverse loss development in both its key operating segments. As the reinsurer’s combined ratio soared, the company’s CEO moved to stress he believed the company had addressed the issue.   9 August 2017
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Hanover reveals restructuring; appoints new leaders
The Hanover Insurance Group has announced several organisational changes to drive global growth through its “go-forward” business strategy over the next five years.   24 February 2017
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M&A might be logical but can also result in downgrades: S&P
There has been a surge of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity since mid-August 2016—but the outcome of such transactions may have mixed results from a credit standpoint, according to S&P Global Ratings.   23 October 2016
Insurance
Tokio Marine Kiln strengthens liability team
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), provider of specialist and corporate insurance, has appointed Andrew Brand and Dervla Lynchehaun as liability underwriters in its London office.   15 December 2015
Insurance
Mexico buys ILS coverage for first time since 2012
Mexico’s Fund for Natural Disasters (FONDEN) has returned to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets to secure coverage against natural catastrophes for the first time since 2012.   7 August 2017
Insurance
Re/insurers face disruption in 2018
The pace of technological change is likely to continue accelerating in the re/insurance sector in 2018 and disruptive technology might open the doors to new entrants – that is according to many of the executives who we interviewed for our year-end questionnaire.   2 January 2018

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