Investors such as hedge funds and pensions are becoming more sophisticated as they partner with insurers, XL Group Plc Chief...
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Guy Carpenter & Company reports reinsurance pricing fell at the January 1, 2015 renewals in many segments, affecting almost all...
The roller coaster ride engendered by the entry of large amounts of alternative capital into the reinsurance market – originally...
“Relentless rate reductions, low investment returns and the continued influx of alternative capital have offered no respite for reinsurers at...
Lloyd’s Chairman John Nelson is pleased with the current state of the Lloyd’s market. Shortly after Nelson was interviewed at...
Reinsurance prices declined on policies renewed for July 1 amid low losses and as record levels of catastrophe bonds drove...
Catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance have surged to record levels this year thanks to the continuing influx of...
Swiss Re and Hannover Re, the world’s no. 2 and 3 reinsurers, said they saw lower prices in natural disaster...
Bermuda’s re/insurers “reaped strong earnings in 2013 despite increasing competition, persistently low investment yields, and a tepid economic recovery in...
In the “investment banker 101 playbook” for cyclical industries the reinsurance industry has arrived at the page marked “weak pricing...