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...
PartnerRe Appoints EXOR’s Elkann as Chairman; Clarke Named CEO March 24, 2016 By Sonali Basak EXOR SpA Chief Executive Officer John Elkann was named chairman of PartnerRe, the reinsurer that his investing firm acquired for...
Strong Reinsurer Results Hide Difficult Business Conditions: S&P, Fitch Reports March 24, 2016 By L.S. Howard Weak business conditions in the reinsurance industry are being masked by a low level of catastrophes and a high level...
P&I Clubs Plug Shortfall in Iran Oil Cover; US Reinsurers Still Barred by Sanctions March 23, 2016 By Jonathan Saul and Osamu Tsukimori Ship insurers have stepped in to help plug a shortfall in cover for transporting Iranian oil resulting from the fact...
Update: Hannover Re Weighs Higher Dividend After Record 2015 Earnings March 10, 2016 By Jonathan Gould German reinsurer Hannover Re will focus on boosting earnings rather than premiums this year and may pay out more special...
Capital Adequacy Is Key Strength of Reinsurers in Difficult Market: S&P February 22, 2016 By L.S. Howard Strength of capital and good enterprise risk management are two of the main reasons the global reinsurance industry will be...
Reinsurers’ Loss Reserves Dwindle While Rates Continue to Drop: Allianz Re CEO February 18, 2016 By Oliver Suess Reinsurers are running out of claims reserves that they can release to boost profits as pricing continues to fall, according...