Rio Olympics Will Proceed – Despite Zika Epidemic: Munich Re Underwriter May 23, 2016 By John Tozzi and Ira Boudway Should the Olympics proceed in Rio de Janeiro in August as planned? With the lighting of the torch set to...
Global Reinsurer Profits Expected to Dip in 2016 as Soft Market Takes Toll: Fitch May 9, 2016 Global reinsurance sector profits in 2016 will fall below 2015 levels as soft market rates, low investment income and an...
Factbox: An Overview of Effects of ‘Brexit’ on UK Financial Services April 25, 2016 By Huw Jones Britain, Europe’s biggest financial center, votes on June 23 on whether to leave the European Union. The country’s banking and...
Global Financial Leaders Warn About Dangers of Negative Interest Rates April 20, 2016 By Finbarr Flynn The chorus of global financial leaders warning about the fallout from negative interest rates is getting bigger. Nobuyuki Hirano, president...
Reinsurers’ Results Are Strong – but Can Good Fortune Continue? Asks A.M. Best April 14, 2016 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers have been delivering solid operating results, with publicly traded reinsurers currently outpacing the overall equity market – but this...
Catastrophe Reinsurance Prices Will Continue to Drop This Year: Swiss Re April 7, 2016 By Jan-Henrik Förster Reinsurance prices will continue to fall this year as competition for customers from hedge funds and other sources of alternative...
Alternative Capital Up 12%, Traditional Reinsurance Drops 4% in 2015: Aon Report April 6, 2016 Alternative capital continues to make its presence felt in the reinsurance market, increasing by 12 percent during 2015 to $72...
Aon Benfield Launches Global Reinsurer Trading Platform with Real-Time Data April 5, 2016 Aon Benfield, the reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser of Aon plc, will launch on April 11 a global reinsurer trading...
April Renewals Saw More Price Cuts, but Reinsurance Demand Rises: Willis Re April 1, 2016 By L.S. Howard While the April 1 renewals saw a continuation of the softening market, there are encouraging signs that price cuts are...
Re/Insurers Must Respond to Evolving Terrorist Risk with Relevant Products: JLT March 25, 2016 By L.S. Howard The re/insurance industry is failing to respond to the growing global terrorist threat with products that meet the needs of...