Industry Blockchain Initiative B3i Gets Ready to Go Live for January Renewals September 12, 2018 By L.S. Howard The industry’s Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) announced a year ago it had developed a reinsurance blockchain prototype for a...
GC Genesis, Guy Carpenter’s Insurer-Insurtech Matchmaker, Aims to Prevent Bad Relationships September 11, 2018 By L.S. Howard Insurtech is often touted as the cure that will solve the insurance industry’s inefficient and antiquated processes – from distribution,...
Re/Insurers Need to ‘Reinvent’ Products to Participate in New Economy: XL’s McGavick September 16, 2016 By L.S. Howard The re/insurance industry needs to innovate and become more efficient. It is facing more risk, but premiums are declining. Some...
It’s a Tough Time for Reinsurers, but Their Defensive Strategies Are Working: S&P October 6, 2015 It’s a tough time for reinsurers — “pricing is soft, regulators continue to raise the bar, capital is at record...
Fitch’s Rendez-Vous Roundup: 4 Hot Topics Affecting Reinsurance Industry September 21, 2015 Fitch published a list of key takeaways from last week’s reinsurance Rendez-Vous in Monte Carlo, where some of the major...
Reinsurance Execs at Rendez-Vous Question Recent High-Priced M&As September 15, 2015 By Sarah Jones Global reinsurance executives who met in Monaco questioned whether a frenzy of mergers in Europe means buyers of Lloyd’s of...
Swiss Re CFO: Some Reinsurance Deals in Time May Prove ‘Adventuresome’ September 15, 2015 By Jonathan Gould Some takeovers in the reinsurance industry by investors from outside the sector may ultimately be viewed as “adventuresome,” the chief...
Reinsurers Seek New Markets, Underinsured Risks to Ease Price Pressures September 14, 2015 By Jonathan Gould Major reinsurers like Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re are looking to new markets and selling more cover to existing...
Guy Carpenter Execs Discuss Reinsurance Trends at Rendez-Vous Panel September 14, 2015 Challenging market conditions due to abundant capacity, the ongoing influx of new capital and limited loss experience, continue to put...
Reinsurers Expect Continued Downward Pressure on Pricing During 2016 September 14, 2015 By Sarah Jones The world’s largest reinsurers and brokers see little relief in pricing in 2016 amid a relentless influx of alternative capital...