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Growth rates in the insurance markets of Gulf Cooperation Council countries remain higher than those of developed markets and have kept pace with those of some key emerging markets, according to a report by AM Best. 17 December 2014
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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
Reinsurance
Few insurance leaders have managed to epitomise old-school industry values while also embracing cutting-edge innovation and technology in the insurance industry, yet this combination of qualities has underpinned nearly 50 years of success for Robert Hiscox. 1 June 2012
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Following a successful product launch in London, Deutsche Bank’s innovative platform, Netsett, has attracted interest from a further five industry leaders wanting to pilot the technology. The Deutsche Bank team tells Intelligent Insurer why Netsett is ready to revolutionise the insurance industry. 20 October 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
The African insurance market is one of the most diverse in the re/insurance sector and continues to attract attention from global players. As the region introduces its first natural catastrophe pool, Intelligent Insurer speaks to those embedded deep in the region’s roots and asks what’s next. 4 August 2014
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The question of whether the growing diversity of capital entering the risk transfer industry will ultimately end the traditionally cyclical nature of the industry was debated by senior industry executives at the annual Intelligent Insurer roundtable in Monte Carlo. 13 October 2016
Reinsurance
The recent IPO by Third Point Reinsurance focused attention on the sentiment of equity investors towards reinsurance stocks. But despite a greater wariness and many investment alternatives, the sector remains attractive to equity investors—just not to the extent it once was. 1 September 2013
Insurance
Re/insurer ACE has agreed to acquire The Chubb Corporation for $28.3 billion. The combined entity will eventually use the Chubb brand and be led by Evan Greenberg, now chairman and CEO of ACE. 1 July 2015
Alternative Risk Transfer
More smaller cedants are looking to use insurance-linked securities (ILS) or other alternative structures to transfer risk. Adam Szakmary, portfolio manager, Blue Capital Management, talks to Intelligent ILS about what is driving this trend. 24 June 2015
Insurance
As compliance with international sanctions becomes both a more complex and high-profile issue, more re/insurers are considering the impact a failure to comply – perceived or otherwise – could have on their reputations. 21 August 2013
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