Catastrophe bond issuance for the first quarter reached a record $1.7 billion – higher than any other first quarter issuance...
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Pension and hedge funds flush with cash and hungry for yield are creating a market for reinsurers willing to look...
The creation of one of the world’s largest reinsurers in an all-stock merger paves the way for more deals. AXIS...
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. agreed to merge with PartnerRe Ltd., combining two Bermuda-based reinsurers with a total market value of...
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...
Stocks for publicly traded reinsurance companies (including the four large European reinsurers) performed well below the overall market through the...
Hedge funds looking for new investments may be pushing too fast into insurance, said Michael McGavick, the chief executive officer...
Hedge funds are muscling their way into the market to share the cost of cleaning up after natural catastrophes, but...
A.M. Best has released its annual segment review of the global reinsurance industry, titled “How Relevant Is The Underwriting Cycle?”...