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Re/insurance Market Conditions Will Lead to More M&A Activity: A.M. Best

Merger and takeover activity is likely to continue in the coming months as re/insurers increasingly seek ways to deploy capital and create scale against a backdrop of ongoing soft market conditions and weak investment returns, according to a special report …

A.M. Best: Ratings Stable for Western European (Re)Insurers

Insurers and reinsurers in western Europe posted solid performances in 2014 and retained their capital strength against a backdrop of economic calm, according to a new special report from A.M. Best. The report analyzes the agency’s ratings actions through the …

‘Be the Risk Sherpa,’ XL’s CEO McGavick Tells Risk Managers at Airmic

Mike McGavick, CEO of XL Group, told UK-based risk managers attending this year’s Airmic [Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry] conference in Birmingham: “It’s a great time to be in your jobs, there is great opportunity for you …