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Five seasoned executives from the re/insurance industry discussed technology, talent, reserves and, of course, pricing in the context of potentially costly hurricane losses at the annual S&P Reinsurance Roundtable at the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous. 11 September 2017
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The reinsurance sector is in the challenging later stages of a soft market, meaning conditions remain ripe for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Robert DeRose, senior director of reinsurance at AM Best, told Monte Carlo Today. 11 September 2017
Insurance
Rating agency Fitch has said its outlook for the global reinsurance sector in 2018 remains negative as falling prices and low investment yields put pressure on profits. 11 September 2017
Insurance
The insurtech revolution will have a massive impact on the primary insurance market and has the potential to shrink the business available to reinsurers, Christian Mumenthaler, the chief executive of Swiss Re, told Monte Carlo Today. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Reinsurers forced to increase their reserves in the wake of recent changes to the Ogden formula in the UK—the discount rate used for personal injury claims in the UK—could look to pass these costs on to their cedants by increasing rates on some lines of business, Mark O’Riordan, group reinsurance director at Ecclesiastical, told Monte Carlo Today. 10 September 2017
Insurance
As the US braces for Hurricane Irma, the re/insurance industry is preparing itself for the fallout from what could be one of the most costly losses to hit the industry in decades—and the big question is how alternative capital providers will react if losses escalate. 10 September 2017
Insurance
While he would never wish to overpay for reinsurance, Stephen Postlewhite, chief executive officer of Aspen Insurance and the former CEO of Aspen Re, says he prefers to form long-term, sustainable partnerships with reinsurers which are profitable for both parties. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Unless there is an appreciation of looking at flood risk more holistically and using some of the science-driven solutions available, the industry will continue to be surprised by increasingly intense rainfall episodes such as those seen with Hurricane Harvey, Jay Guin, chief research officer at AIR Worldwide, told Monte Carlo Today. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Flood losses triggered by Hurricane Harvey, which struck Texas at the end of August, are likely to push up the debt of the US National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and affect its reauthorisation set for the end of September, Matt Reid, managing director of JBA Risk Management USA, told Monte Carlo Today. 10 September 2017
Insurance
Cyber risk has topped the list of concerns for reinsurers for the first time, reflecting the anxieties around underwriting a risk that’s constantly changing and the rising threat to reinsurers themselves, according to a new report by PwC. 10 September 2017
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