News
News
Favourable returns on US peak catastrophe risks combined with poor investment returns elsewhere has caused a growing number of mutual funds, hedge funds and other capital sources to try to capture a portion of US peak catastrophe business. But there are inhibitors to these investors diversifying into a wider range of risks. 10 September 2013
Insurance
The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has created the Fine Art Practice, bringing together the expertise of its fine art resources worldwide in underwriting, loss prevention, appraisal and claims to respond to the evolving needs of its personal insurance clients with large and valuable collections. 19 May 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
The M&A trend being seen within the re/insurance market will reach the ILS funds as the smaller players fight to stay relevant, Paul Schultz, CEO, Aon Benfield Securities tells Intelligent ILS. 25 March 2015
Insurance
Ashley Prebble, insurance partner at Clifford Chance, takes a look at how the Financial Conduct Authority is investigating big data and the possible risks to insurers of limits on innovation. 21 December 2015
News
Two distinct types of buyer are emerging in the market’s ultra-competitive environment: those who appreciate the long-term nature of reinsurance and buy on the basis of reliability and ability to pay claims, and those who buy purely on the basis of price, securing coverage as cheaply as possible. 16 September 2014
News
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has granted Swiss Re a licence to operate in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). 2 April 2012
Insurance
The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has elected Malcolm Newman as its new chairman. Newman is managing director of SCOR’s London Hub. He takes over from Stephen Riley, executive director at Global Aerospace, who has led the association for the past seven years. 27 June 2013
Reinsurance
The Indian insurance sector is on the threshold of a sustained period of growth, says Ashok Kumar Roy, chairman cum managing director of GIC Re. 14 September 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
Paul Schultz, CEO at Aon Benfield Securities, talks to Intelligent ILS about short-term cat bonds, ILS transparency and trading in the secondary market. 28 May 2015
News
Cedants have become smarter and more challenging in their demands around risk transfer solutions, believes Ludger Arnoldussen, member of the board of management of Munich Re. It is thus becoming increasingly important for reinsurers to offer bespoke solutions suited to individual clients’ requirements. 20 October 2014
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