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ViewpointsOpinion: TMR result puts new shine on RenRe deal
When RenaissanceRe paid 1.02x tangible book value for Tokio Millennium, it seemed it might be due to poor performance at TMR, but the reinsurer’s final set of results might change that perception
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ViewpointsEditor's letter: Insurtech takes centre stage
Insurtech has moved from a peripheral re/insurance topic to the centre stage, GR consulting editor David Benyon writes
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FeaturesThe age of innovation and the rise of insurtech
Insurtech is the trend of the future. So how will it transform the re/insurance industry? In association with the Dubai International Financial Centre
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Online onlyInnovation in insurance is for application, not aspiration
Why innovation is a mindset that must circulate around an entire corporate structure
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AnalysisCOMMENT: The surfer’s guide to new capital
Excess supply coupled with sluggish demand means reinsurers must learn to ride the waves of buoyancy
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Online onlyReinsurers are keeping their cards close to their chest
2012 will be remembered for Sandy and mature markets trying to keep afloat
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Online onlyEurope’s balance sheet stresses
Underwriting discipline essential in the face of continued economic uncertainty
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Online onlyThe last thing anyone wants in the current environment is naive capacity
While casualty rates may be improving, small incremental movements are the order of the day, not dramatic upswings
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'Don't fear this encroachment on territory'
So long as reinsurers are charging an adequate price for catastrophe risk, they have no need to worry about capital market investors coming in on their act
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Online only‘We must be careful not to lose our people power’
People and relationships are what make this industry work
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News'Far better to take corrective action and move forward, than struggle on and risk disaster'
Following big cat losses, Flagstone Re’s decision to sell some of its operations and get back to basics makes a lot of sense
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AnalysisThe effect of excess: global outlook for rates
Bowring Marsh UK’s Andrew Chester spoke to Global Reinsurance at the Ferma conference in Stockholm about the downward and upward pressures on premiums
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People & Opinion'It seems no company can make an offer for another firm without a string a rival bids'
Acquisition fever has hit the reinsurance market, with excess capital fuelling keen interest in takeover targets like Omega
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AnalysisQ&A: John Goldsmith, TigerRisk Partners
TigerRisk’s new London boss chats to Ben Dyson about why London is the next stop on the TigerRisk train
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AnalysisComment: Omega - why Byrne has the upper hand
Both players offer 83p a share, but only Mark Byrne’s Haverford has Omega board approval
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AnalysisComment: Third bid lucky for Transatlantic
Despite the strengths of the other two bids, National Indemnity’s offer for Transatlantic looks like a winner
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AnalysisComment: Why Validus and Transatlantic are a good fit
A Validus/Transatlantic merger has a number of compelling features in its favour, not to mention Ed Noonan’s legendary determination
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People & OpinionUp the ladder: Michael Morrissey
The International Insurance Society’s president talks us through his career highs and lows
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People & OpinionIn my view: Size isn’t everything
Being a big broker isn’t all it’s cracked up to be – and there appears to be a genuine appetite in the market to find an alternative
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People & OpinionIn my view: Sharing the burden of disaster
When natural disaster strikes, it can be an arduous process to rebuild the affected region, and the financial impact can be immense. Policymakers need to assess the role that (re)insurers can play to ensure a sensible balance between public and private liability
