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Any chance of UK rate hikes has gone now: buyer
Insurance
Given some of the headlines and predictions of big rate hikes in the aftermath of the 2017 cat losses in the US, most buyers will be pleased with what remains a relatively stable environment for rates as they head to Monte Carlo, Mark O’Riordan, group reinsurance director at Ecclesiastical, told Monte Carlo Today.   9 September 2018
M&A trend drives hybrid models
Insurance
The recent new wave of consolidation has shown a further trend towards more companies operating so-called hybrid business models, whereby they write both insurance and reinsurance. Such a model can generate useful synergies, but it is also one of many factors driving consolidation, Torsten Jeworrek, member of Munich Re’s Board of Management, told Monte Carlo Today.   9 September 2018
Reinsurers flock to invest in MGAs, but are wary of startups
Insurance
Against a backdrop of record market losses in 2017 and underwhelming rate increases, reinsurers are continuing to consider the ways they deploy their capital and are showing an increased appetite for investment in managing general agent (MGA) platforms.   9 September 2018
News
Buyers will be watching the continued consolidation in the market with close interest as they assess how their mixture of counterparties might change as a result, and whether some of the new owners of reinsurers intend to change their strategy and risk appetite in any way, James Nash, president, international, Guy Carpenter, told Monte Carlo Today.   9 September 2018
Insurance
While year-to-date global reinsurance pricing is up slightly between 0 and 5 percent in 2018, in aggregate, momentum is fading as the sector heads towards the January 2019 renewals, according to S&P Global Ratings.   9 September 2018
Insurance
Technology will be the key to making the insurance industry more accessible—but the pace of innovation must also match the opportunity and demand, Gerry Tighe, head of treaty, Matrix Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers, told Monte Carlo Today.   9 September 2018
Insurance
Lloyd’s profitability review is being described as the biggest shakeup of the market since reconstruction in the 1990s. As syndicates are forced to pare back capacity, it could have far-reaching consequences well beyond the market itself, as Intelligent Insurer reports.   8 September 2018
Insurance
John Neal, the former boss of Australia-based insurer QBE Insurance Group who lost his job last year following a shock profit warning, is likely to be appointed as the new chief executive of Lloyd’s of London, according to a Sept. 7 Financial Times report citing “people familiar with the matter”.   7 September 2018
Insurance
Italian insurer Generali has entered into an exclusive negotiations with the shareholders of Sycomore Asset Management to acquire a majority stake in the company and enter into a strategic partnership.   7 September 2018
Insurance
Broker Aon’s reinsurance solutions business has made a new senior hire and a series of role changes within its UK leadership team based in London.   7 September 2018

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