Swiss Re, Europe’s second-biggest reinsurer, said regulators should prevent catastrophe bonds from being repackaged like subprime mortgages. “It’s important for...
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Willis Group Holdings has confirmed Rafal Walkiewicz and Michael Guo as co-CEOs to lead Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA),...
Catastrophe bond issuance for the first quarter reached a record $1.7 billion – higher than any other first quarter issuance...
Catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS AG announced the release of the 2015 update for its Industry Exposure Database (IED), “contains...
Guy Carpenter has provided an answer to a rarely asked question, but one which increasingly affects insurers and reinsurers: namely,...
The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) has issued a lengthy defense of its primary position as the “domicile of choice” for...
Aon Benfield’s Reinsurance Market Analysis describes the participants as having “reached the end of a 15 year journey, featuring chronological...
Property catastrophe bond issuance for the fourth quarter 2014 stood at USD$2.1 billion across six separate transactions, contributing to a...
Increasing competition and lower underwriting margins in the reinsurance market highlights the importance of disciplined underwriting, according to an A.M....
Reinsurers are being squeezed by price competition and subdued demand from insurers for their products, and traditional mergers may not...