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Last Chance Saloon: London Market doomed if modernisation fails

Modernising the London Market is essential if it is to compete with other re/insurance hubs and competitors in the world. But resistance from the front office, where brokers and underwriters may be reluctant to change their behaviour, could threaten the plan’s success. Intelligent Insurer reports.   11 August 2016

Insurance

Big data drives insurers to pick lower-risk clients

Technology is opening up a world of data that allows insurers to make a much more precise risk assessment of clients. This offers an opportunity for the sector to boost profitability, but its use also comes with some moral dilemmas. Intelligent Insurer reports.   11 August 2016

Insurance

German life insurers more exposed due to asset-liability mismatch: Fitch

German life insurers are more exposed that their peers in other countries to the risk of low interest rates for an extended period due to asset-liability mismatches and the widespread use of investment guarantees to customers, according to Fitch Ratings.   10 August 2016

Insurance

Re/insurers likely to dive into M&A to escape adverse market conditions, survey suggests

The low interest rate environment and soft market will lead to greater consolidation in the industry, according to the majority of Intelligent Insurer readers who participated in an online survey.   5 August 2016

Insurance

Net income rise for James River Group in Q2 2016

James River Group (JRG) has reported an increase in its net income of 16.8 percent to $14.6 million in the second quarter of 2016, compared with $12.5 million in the same period of 2015.   4 August 2016

Insurance

Private capital remains vital to Lloyd’s but supply mechanism must adapt

Private capital plays a vital role in the capital structure of Lloyd’s and will continue to do so in the market’s plans for the future set out in Vision 2025 but the way it is provided to managing agents needs to adapt.   4 August 2016

Insurance

ANALYSIS: RSA boss forecasts Brexit boost as he reveals record underwriting profit

UK insurer RSA reported a jump in underwriting profit in the first half of 2016 and expects a boost for future results from a lower sterling on the back of the Brexit vote.   4 August 2016

Insurance

GSII regulation will improve risk management: Moody’s

Moody’s has claimed that the global systemically important insurers (GSII) regulation, which will apply to nine companies allocated by the G20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB), is credit positive.   3 August 2016

Alternative Risk Transfer

Western European insurers are adapting to an adverse environment: S&P

Western European insurers are exploring changes to their investment mixes, but strategic asset allocations have remained broadly stable in the past years, according to an analysis of 40 rated insurance groups by S&P Global Ratings.   3 August 2016

Insurance

Cat losses hit profits at Blue Capital but rate declines slow

Profits at Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings dipped sharply in the second quarter driven by higher levels of catastrophe losses globally. On a positive note, the company said declines in rates slowed in the mid-year renewals compared with a year earlier.   2 August 2016

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