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The outlook for the non-life reinsurance sector is improving as prices are expected to rebound in 2019 following the sector’s second consecutive year of above-average losses. 15 January 2019
Insurance
Albert Benchimol, chief executive of AXIS Capital, will serve as the chair of the Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers (ABIR) for 2019; Marc Grandisson, CEO of Arch Capital joins as deputy chair and Kean Driscoll, CEO of Validus Reinsurance, as second deputy chair. 8 January 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” to Bermuda-based Vermeer Reinsurance, a property catastrophe reinsurer that has recently been launched by RenaissanceRe and Dutch pension fund manager PGGM. 20 December 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Market participants are expecting steadily rising reinsurance pricing over the course of 2019, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) analysts. 20 December 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings and Dutch pension fund manager PGGM are launching a new property catastrophe reinsurer called Vermeer Reinsurance to provide capacity focused on risk remote layers in the US property catastrophe market. 18 December 2018
Insurance
American International Group (AIG) is expecting natural catastrophes to cost the insurer between $750 and $800 million pre-tax in the fourth quarter of 2018, CEO Brian Duperreault said during a Dec. 5 Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference. 6 December 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Issuance volumes of cat bonds fell in the 12 months to June 30, 2018, but this is not a true reflection of the market’s inherent robustness as it continues to mature and evolve, according to Aon’s latest ILS report. 29 November 2018
Insurance
A group of 18 US property/casualty (P&C) reinsurers has improved the combined ratio to 98.2 percent in the first nine months of 2018 from 111.9 percent in the same period a year ago, according to a survey of reinsurers’ statutory underwriting results conducted by the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA). 26 November 2018
Insurance
Tokio Marine Holdings’ (TMHD) sale of two European reinsurance subsidiaries is likely to streamline its holdings and boost operational efficiency in the group's underwriting businesses, Fitch Ratings says. 12 November 2018
Insurance
There is no point bemoaning the lack of a truly hard market, for the reality could be that the industry’s cycle has flattened out for the long term, says Gerry Tighe at Matrix Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers. 12 November 2018
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