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S&P Global’s capital model data on its global reinsurer cohort shows a very significant capital buffer to absorb cat losses. But ratings could still fall following a bad cat year, as Stuart Shipperlee, head of analysis at Litmus Analysis, explained to PCI Today. 29 October 2018
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The impact of insurtech on the reinsurance industry could be limited in the short term—but that does not mean that investments made now will not bear fruit in the future, Jean-Paul Conoscente, chief executive officer of P&C’s US operation and P&C’s reinsurance business unit, SCOR, told PCI Today. 28 October 2018
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Insurance Europe’s Reinsurance Advisory Board (RAB), a representative body for the European reinsurance industry, has accused the US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) of deviating significantly from the original language of the bilateral agreement on re/insurance prudential measures, concluded between the EU and US in 2017, in its draft implementation plans. 28 October 2018
Insurance
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has unveiled a drastic reorganisation of its Asian operations, which includes closing its Hong Kong office with immediate effect, citing challenging market conditions. 24 October 2018
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SCOR enjoyed a return to profit in both the third quarter of this year and the first nine months of 2018 while growth was also solid in all parts of the business. 24 October 2018
Insurance
Qatar Insurance (QIC) Group, which owns Qatar Re and Antares, posted improved profits for the first nine months of the year and solid growth driven by its reinsurance business. 24 October 2018
Insurance
Chubb’s net profits soared in the third quarter reaching $1.2 billion in the period compared with a net loss of $70 million in the same period a year earlier, when it was hit by multiple natural catastrophes. Its combined ratio for the period was 90.9 percent compared with 110.8 percent in the same period a year earlier. 24 October 2018
Insurance
Hong Kong-based blockchain company Galileo Platforms has secured $2 million Series A funding from specialist property/casualty reinsurer Greenlight Capital Re to accelerate its growth. 24 October 2018
Insurance
Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings has bolstered its board of directors with the appointment of a senior executive from Deutsche Bank. 24 October 2018
Insurance
Bermuda-based Fidelis Insurance Holdings has revealed plans to establish a re/insurer in Ireland, which it said will allow it to take advantage of opportunities in the European Economic Area. 23 October 2018
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