The reinsurance market is operating in a new reality of abundant capacity from traditional and alternative sources, low interest rates...
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European insurers’ assets under management jumped 9.4 percent to €9.9 trillion ($11.15 trillion) in 2014 from a year earlier, trade...
European re/insurers are well positioned to withstand the current volatility in the stock markets, having made significant changes to their...
Vienna Insurance Group AG, eastern Europe’s biggest insurer, said profit in the second quarter declined 8.6 percent as low interest...
The pursuit of improved investment returns has become more important for European insurers after a lengthy period when their attention...
Specialty insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd and PartnerRe Ltd agreed to sweeten the terms of their merger agreement...
The unexpected announcement in UK Chancellor George Osborn’s budget, which would raise the Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) from 6 percent...
It’s around two months until the annual Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, where the reinsurers, brokers, carriers, lawyers, accountants and...
The global insurance industry gained momentum in 2014, with total direct premiums increasing by 3.7 percent to $4.778 trillion after...
The low interest rate environment represents a significant challenge for insurers, according to a report published by A.M. Best. “European...