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The impact of flood risk keeps rising, affecting more people worldwide than any other type of natural disaster. As flood models improve, the industry has a big opportunity to make a tangible difference to society—but collaboration and teamwork will be key, says Edouard Schmid at Swiss Re. 19 September 2018
Technology
The technology sector in the UK is booming, and MS Amlin has launched a new product designed specifically for its increasingly complex needs, as Stephen Wares and Richard Coxon of MS Amlin explain to Intelligent Insurer. 4 April 2019
Insurance
Specialty re/insurance provider Lancashire Holdings has called 2016 a difficult year, with net operating profits falling 17 percent compared to 2015. 16 February 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
As the pandemic stress test continues, re/insurers are preparing for what comes next, including expectations of a hardening market. This is driving a growing trend for equity raises, with some building war chests and some taking advantage of new opportunities, while others look to protect their credit rating in a fight for survival. Intelligent Insurer reports. 12 June 2020
Insurance
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
Insurance
Houston International Insurance Group (HIIG) has closed an investment in RISCOM, an underwriting agency based in Shreveport, Louisiana. 7 April 2015
Insurance
The acting chief executive of Asia Capital Re (ACR) has confirmed that the company has made a joint decision with Shenzhen Qianhai Financial Holdings and Shenzhen Investment Holdings to terminate its $1 billion sale—but he stressed that it is business as normal for the reinsurer. 1 November 2017
Insurance
Sri Lankan non-life insurers should be able to absorb near-term volatility and the effects of adverse weather-related events given their extensive use of reinsurance, Fitch Ratings said in a report called Reinsurance Keeps Sri Lankan Insurers Afloat Amid Floods. 1 November 2017
Insurance
Bermuda-based Endurance posted a solid set of results in the first quarter of 2015, driven by strong growth in both its insurance and reinsurance segments. 5 May 2015
Alternative Risk Transfer
As the size of its economy grows, Russia is increasingly vulnerable to the devastating effects of a big catastrophe hitting the country. To manage these growing risks, the country’s governments and insurers should consider the many advantages of using insurance-linked securities, say Kirill Savrassov of Phoenix CRetro, Clive O’Connell of McCarthy Denning, and Rom Aviv of IBI ILS Partners. 27 July 2017
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