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Insurance

Judging M&A: how ratings can change post deal and why

One method of assessing the success or failure of a merger or acquisition in its aftermath can be through examining the impact—if any—on the surviving company’s ratings. But Dennis Sugrue, director of insurance ratings at S&P Global Ratings, stresses that ratings need to be viewed with a great deal of context.   28 December 2016

Alternative Risk Transfer

Pure-play cat bonds funds slow to mid-April, cut monthly gain to 0.3%

US dollar fund performance ends April on third-weakest weekly reading this year.   13 May 2025

Reinsurance

Underwriting discipline and selection push Zurich 2025 profit

Focus on middle-market ex-auto for US rate and European opportunity plus auto retreat.   19 February 2026

Insurance

LMA modernises 32-year-old excess healthcare liability model

The last model US Excess Health Care Providers’ Liability Policy was published in 1991.   18 April 2023

Insurance

RenRe writes largest-ever property cat book but signals quieter Q3

Reinsurer keeps casualty under the microscope, holds reserves high as trends creep up.   25 July 2025

Reinsurance

ILS capacity tipped to soar: new risks, new records on horizon

2025 ILS issuance is tipped for unprecedented growth, driven by opportunities in cat, casualty, and cyber lines.   24 July 2025

Insurance

Industry leaders from AXA XL, Munich Re, Swiss Re to headline 19th SIRC

The 19th SIRC will be held from October 30 to November 2.   5 July 2023

Insurance

Hurricane Harvey loss estimates vary but could reach $20bn

Loss estimates from Hurricane Harvey continue to vary widely as analysts and risk modelling agencies attempt to assess the impact from the storm and ongoing flooding in the state of Texas. Estimates range from $20 billion at the upper end to the low billions though these exclude flood losses.   29 August 2017

Insurance

For loss visibility through the fog of war, markets might pay a premium

Conduit Re outdoes rivals on Ukraine loss visibility; AXA earns analyst ire.   17 May 2022

Insurance

MS Amlin, QBE and Inigo senior executives join LMA claims committee

LMACC increases its focus on technology development and central service solutions in 2023.   22 March 2023

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