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Insurance
In what has been a frantic period of M&A activity for insurers and reinsurers in recent years, companies from China and Japan have played a prominent role. As they seek overseas growth for very different reasons, Intelligent Insurer explores what is driving these aggressive acquisition strategies and the cultural challenges that will gradually emerge. 6 March 2017
Insurance
The UK Government has startled the re/insurance industry by decreasing the personal injury (Ogden) rate by far more than had been expected, causing companies to revise their profit results mid-reporting season. 1 March 2017
Insurance
Swiss Re is cutting back its business not only in property/casualty (P&C) but also in its favoured corporate solutions segment as rates reach intolerable levels and waits for the operating environment to improve. 24 February 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
The protected cell company concept is now used in the financial services world as an alternative application for the structuring of many different types of products, says Dominic Wheatley, chief executive of Guernsey Finance. 23 February 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
The ILS market is continuing to grow and evolve, says Willis Capital Markets & Advisory. 23 February 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
A combination of factors could make the insurance-linked securities market more competitive as 2017 goes on, according to Paul Schultz, CEO of Aon Securities. 23 February 2017
Insurance
France’s reinsurer SCOR is searching for opportunities to deploy its excess capital which is set to grow further through the ongoing merger of its units and is unlikely to be squeezed by a qualification of SCOR as a systemically important financial institution. 22 February 2017
Insurance
American International Group’s US casualty business has performed significantly worse than expected by the firm in recent years, resulting in a $3 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2016 as the company reacted by striking a reinsurance deal and significantly increasing claims loss reserves. 17 February 2017
Insurance
A year on from the merger between Willis and Towers Watson and the broker is still working on its reorganisation whilst Aon is looking for M&A opportunities to deploy its growing cash holdings, executives suggested at separate brokers’ conference calls about their 2016 results. 14 February 2017
Insurance
While Hannover Re has increased its growth and profit targets for 2017, Munich Re has suggested that it will earn less in 2017 than in 2016. However, the impression that Hannover Re is in better shape than its German competitor may be deceiving. 9 February 2017
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