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London insurers post solid results despite competition
London market insurers entered 2015 with solid balance sheets despite having to contend with difficult trading conditions.   1 June 2015
News
AM Best removes Gulf Re from negative watch
Rating agency AM Best has removed Gulf Reinsurance from negative watch, following Arch’s acquisition of the reinsurer.   1 June 2015
News
Cultural integration top concern for reinsurers: Xuber
Cultural integration is the top challenge reinsurers will face as a result of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the market.   28 May 2015
Insurance
Fitch launches new model for Asia-Pacific
Rating agency Fitch has unveiled its latest risk-based model to assess the capital strength of insurers for the Asia-Pacific region.   28 May 2015
Insurance
Western economies face rising extremist threats
Western economies including Australia, France and Germany are facing rising risk levels driven by increased terror threats.   27 May 2015
Alternative Risk Transfer
Increased Competition from ILS Negatively Affecting Reinsurer Ratings
In their first blog, Gary Martucci, director and Maren Josefs, associate director at rating agency Standard & Poor's, talk about the impact of ILS on reinsurer ratings.   27 May 2015
Alternative Risk Transfer
Investors embrace AIG six-month cat bond
It appears investors have embraced a first of its kind catastrophe bond launched by American International Group (AIG) structured to provide just six months of coverage to the insurer.   23 May 2015
Insurance
Solvency II will enhance but not replace S&P’s model
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has confirmed that although Solvency II capital metrics will enrich its rating analysis, it will not replace S&P’s own capital model.   20 May 2015
Alternative Risk Transfer
Investors will decide as AIG tests ILS boundaries
AIG will again test investor appetite for unusual insurance-linked securities (ILS) with its latest offering. But there is no guarantee that it will succeed in placing its $200 million deal, according to Jeff Mohrenweiser, senior director at Fitch.   18 May 2015
Insurance
Fitch unveils ratings guide
Rating agency Fitch has launched a visual summary of the key factors it considers when developing an insurer financial strength rating.   18 May 2015

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