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The Lloyd’s Three-Year Plan 2012–2014 is designed to make the market more efficient and streamlined, and will also mean many opportunities for software providers, says Francis Fortunato. 1 March 2012
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The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has granted Swiss Re a licence to operate in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). 2 April 2012
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Some re/insurance brokers are increasingly channelling premium to a smaller number of larger carriers. While this is sometimes at the behest of cedants, it is also occurring because of exclusive agreements they have with selected players. 7 March 2014
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Some re/insurance brokers are increasingly channelling premium to a smaller number of larger carriers. While this is sometimes at the behest of cedants, it is also occurring because of exclusive agreements they have with selected players. 7 March 2014
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The industry is likely to face increased scrutiny from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as regulation tightens across the board, according to Phil Smart, head of UK insurance at KPMG. 10 September 2013
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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
Alternative Risk Transfer
A series of ‘firsts’ seen by the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market in 2014 have been transformational for the sector, which saw $7.8 billion of issuance, of which $1.5 billion represented the largest catastrophe bond in the market’s history. 7 January 2015
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The board of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has appointed Tidjane Thiam to be the association’s next chairman. 28 June 2012
Reinsurance
Analytical firm Litmus Analysis examines the ratings of the wide range of reinsurance carriers in North America using a unique methodology to establish their average ratings. Here, Stuart Shipperlee, partner at Litmus, describes some of the chart’s findings. 27 November 2014
Insurance
Rating agencies pay close attention to reinsurers’ competitive positions and determine this, in part, by examining a company’s ability to lead business. Peter Hughes, director at Litmus Analysis, examines the implications of this logic. 13 September 2015
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