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Insurance
The persisting economic uncertainty, which has hit some sectors particularly hard, is leading to an increase in credit claims on a scale not seen since the 2008 financial crisis, Kent Chaplin, chief executive officer, Lloyd’s Asia-Pacific, told EAIC Today. 13 October 2016
Insurance
The professional liability lines market in the US remains a mixed bag and highly competitive but with opportunities and growth for specialist players launching relevant products. 1 September 2013
Reinsurance
The industry is well overdue for a period of consolidation, believes Denis Kessler, chief executive of SCOR. Here, he explains to Intelligent Insurer why he believes this is the case and why cyclical pricing is also a thing of the past. 13 September 2014
News
Despite recent losses, buyers seem to retain the upper hand in negotiations as we move into the renewals. On this basis, some are taking the opportunity to fine-tune their reinsurance programmes; others are even seeking rate decreases—Intelligent Insurer spoke to four of them for their take on the state of negotiations. 5 November 2018
Insurance
Whether the Island remains the central hub of the reinsurance world may be questioned these days, yet there is no doubt that investors, analysts and buyers alike set great store on the performance of Bermuda’s insurers and reinsurers. 1 June 2012
Alternative Risk Transfer
Brian Tobben, chief executive officer of Aspen Capital Markets, takes a closer look at the capital markets’ return requirements for catastrophe risk. He suggests that as the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) market matures investor return targets for catastrophe risk will be primarily driven by long term average corporate bond spreads. 24 March 2016
Insurance
A long-predicted wave of mergers & acquisitions seems to have started with three high-profile deals in the process of being completed. Intelligent Insurer investigates whether the industry can expect more of the same in the remainder of 2015. 3 February 2015
Insurance
The re/insurance industry has not historically been as attractive to young people as a career choice as other financial services sectors such as banking or fund management. But that is changing. As part of a wider feature available online, Intelligent Insurer speaks to 40 young executives—all under 35—who are making waves in the industry. 1 May 2015
Reinsurance
Last year, Tony Ursano, chief executive officer, Willis Capital Markets and Advisory, gave a presentation at the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre conference in which he stated that 2010 would be a good year for M&A, but, asks II, was he right? 1 March 2010
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