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As cedants in Europe increasingly use economic capital models (ECMs) to help them structure their reinsurance programmes, this will benefit those reinsurers able to offer a wider array of products, services and expertise and able to establish a more holistic reinsurance programme for insurers. 22 October 2013
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Just some 40 months since the company started accepting business, Ryan Specialty has grown much faster than anticipated. What is more, changes to the structure of the industry mean that opportunities for the company will only increase, says Pat Ryan, the company’s founder, chairman and chief executive. 22 October 2013
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The growing use of economic capital models by cedants to help structure their reinsurance programmes has led to many increasing their retentions – a phenomenon that is almost paradoxical at a time when reinsurance is relatively cheap. 22 October 2013
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The recent proposal by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) to apply additional risk-adjusted capital rules to major re/insurers is unnecessary and could have adverse consequences on the market. 20 October 2013
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The lower margins made on reinsurance catastrophe business placed in Europe combined with less established risk models available to assess these risks means that buyers in Europe are less likely to be using alternative capital sources to place these risks, says Manfred Seitz, managing director of the international reinsurance division of Berkshire Hathaway. 20 October 2013
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For all the discussion of alternative capital entering the marketplace, the fundamentals of being successful in the reinsurance business remain the same, says Art Raschbaum, chief executive officer of Maiden Holdings. 20 October 2013
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Although the European market generally enjoys fewer big losses in comparison with the US, the recent flood losses in Germany and Central Europe represent a stark reminder that big losses do occur and can hit the market’s insurers hard. 20 October 2013
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BrokersLink, one of the world’s largest independent insurance broker networks, has changed its constitution from a not-for-profit association to a for-profit global broking company to accelerate growth and invest in enhanced multi-national client support capabilities. 17 October 2013
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Legacy insurer Deutsche Versicherungs- und Rueckversicherungs-AG (DARAG) has completed two new deals – one in Switzerland and one in Belgium. The deals mean it has now completed four transactions in 2013 and 14 in its history. 17 October 2013
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The directors of VisionRe, the company recently launched by Argenta Private Capital to pursue investment in the Lloyd’s insurance market, have deferred the company’s capital raising and capacity deployment until 2014 citing a lack of profitable opportunities in the market. 16 October 2013
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