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Insurance
Deal volumes in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are likely to be lower this year as merger activity takes a break because the industry is focusing on developing strategies and rebalancing portfolios in line with Solvency II rules. But there are many reasons to believe that activity is going to pick up again soon. 6 October 2016
Insurance
In the current challenging soft market and low interest rate environment, large re/insurance companies are in an advantageous position as they can better absorb the pressure and find alternative income sources. Search for scale is therefore likely to drive M&A activity in the coming years, Intelligent Insurer reports. 6 October 2016
News
With the pressures as they are on both underwriting and investment returns, the London Market must modernise or lose business, argues Richard Clark, head of business development at Xuber, a part of CSC. 6 October 2016
Insurance
Higher capital requirements for insurers and reinsurers in Argentina will accelerate merger & acquisitions activity in Argentina, Carlos Caputo, CEO of Markel Latin America, told Intelligent Insurer. 29 September 2016
Insurance
QBE Insurance Group has appointed Markus Nordlin as global chief information officer, based in New York. 29 September 2016
Insurance
Zurich Insurance Group has made a series of appointments as it plans to combine its corporate and commercial businesses into a single commercial insurance unit. 21 September 2016
Insurance
Fenchurch Law, a UK law firm specialising in insurance coverage disputes, has expanded its insurance disputes team with three new appointments, bringing the total number of partners to seven. 21 September 2016
Insurance
Reinsurance prices are set to remain under pressure in the upcoming renewals season and reinsurers should be willing to shed business if it’s unlikely to deliver targeted returns, Juan Beer, global head of group reinsurance at Zurich, told Intelligent Insurer. 16 September 2016
News
In the aftermath of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) Tokio Millennium Re’s (TMR) UK branch is in a position to watch things with more equanimity than others. 14 September 2016
Alternative Risk Transfer
Although cat bond issuance has remained steady and consistent in recent years with no dramatic year-on-year growth, the liquidity offered by insurance-linked securities (ILS) is seen as very important by some investors looking to manage a balanced portfolio. 13 September 2016
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