All articles by Newsdesk – Page 8
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Analysis
Geopolitical risks causing financial loss to business
Many companies have developed new risk mitigation strategies in response, study finds
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Lloyd’s hires industry heavyweight to lead risk aggregation
The new head will take up the post at the end of the year
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IAIS calls for proportional supervision for mutuals and cooperatives
Mutuals and cooperatives see step forward in campaign for proportional supervision
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Allstate braces for a $576m hit from Harvey
Allstate estimates gross catastrophe loss of $576m from Hurricane Harvey, excluding homeowners flood. The net loss after reinsurance recoveries is estimated to be $553m, with 55% of the losses coming from auto coverage. The firm acknowledged that there was a still uncertainty around the estimate saying: “Given the complexity of ...
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Hurricane Maria keeps Caribbean on its knees after Irma
Hurricane Maria could test financial strength of Caribbean property market
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XL Catlin plans move to Dublin for EU insurance operation
The XL Catlin move is a response to Brexit
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Ed hires new MENA and India lead
Ed turns to region expert for headship of key emerging markets
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Harvey is the interesting cat – PCS
Hurricane Irma may be distracting from a potential Hurricane Harvey fallout
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Swiss Re pessimistic about cyber
The reinsurer is taking a conservative view according to group chief executive
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Analysis
Reinsurance will stand up to Irma – JLT Re
While comparisons to Hurricane Andrew were made, JLT Re executives believe the industry will react better this time
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Chubb opts for Paris Brexit subsidiary
The US insurer says France is a clear choice post-Brexit
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AIR estimates top industry insured losses of $40bn for US from Irma
AIR makes early predictions at Monte Carlo RVS 2017
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UK regulators could prove a blocker for London’s ILS ambitions
Guy Carpenter’s Des Potter speaks to Global Reinsurance during Monte Carlo RVS 2017 season
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Cat bond concentration in Florida at risk with Irma looming
Experts outline the potential impact at RVS 2017
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Reinsurers ‘living off the past’ with reserve development, says AM Best
AM Best sheds light on underlying negative trends in reinsurance at RVS 2017
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Viewpoints
(Re)insurers should intensify R&D to stay relevant, says Stephan Ruoff
For Monte Carlo RVS 2017, we ask Tokio Millennium Re chief executive Stephan Ruoff what is on the horizon for the (re)insurance industry in 2017 and beyond
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Insurtech is an enabler not a disruptor – Aon
The on-demand economy, insurtech and open architecture innovation featured in broking firm Aon’s latest annual Global Insurance Market Opportunities (GIMO) report
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Natural selection, Irma style
The reinsurance fittest will survive after Hurricane Irma, says Scor
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M&A key means to stay relevant, says S&P
Many firms terming to M&A for diversification and size
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Guy Carpenter Announces Senior Global Specialties Promotion
Boyce becomes Guy Carpenter Deputy CEO of Global Specialties