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The potential impact of the insurtech revolution on the risk transfer industry is likely to live up to the hype, as more companies invest in the sector. 11 September 2017
Insurance
Swiss Re sees growth opportunities for the insurance industry in emerging markets if it can help reduce the protection gap in conjunction with governments. 11 September 2017
News
A significant transition has taken place in the approach to reinsurance buying strategies, as the focus has evolved from one geared almost exclusively towards capital protection to one which is increasingly encompassing the broader requirements of volatility management and earnings control. 11 September 2017
Insurance
Regardless of how Brexit turns out, the logistics of what needs to be achieved by regulators in the relatively short period of time leading up to the UK’s departure from the EU are mind-boggling, with the challenges of EU-based insurers accessing the UK easily overlooked. 11 September 2017
Insurance
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
Many non-US re/insurers and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds offering collateralised solutions are unaware that tax changes in the US mean they can now base their trusts onshore and use money market funds to invest the assets—a preferable option for several reasons. 11 September 2017
Insurance
There is a real opportunity to improve reinsurance processes with the use of blockchain technology, which can deliver cost savings and efficiency gains of 30 percent by taking out unnecessary reconciliation, repetitive duplication of work and waiting times. 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
A rapidly changing risk landscape will mean many new risks for reinsurers to grapple with and overcome but these will also yield many opportunities for the industry, Bob Forness, chairman and chief executive officer of MultiStrat Holdings, told Monte Carlo Today. 11 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
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