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EMEA insurers take advantage of low interest rates to reduce their debt financing costs, according to an S&P Global Ratings report.   27 January 2017
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CCR, the French government backed reinsurer, has now formally unbundled its open market reinsurance activities into its new subsidiary CCR Re, which commenced operations on January, 2017.   9 January 2017
Insurance
Traditionally slow at deploying technology, insurers and reinsurers are quickly realising that they need to respond to technological advances and innovate in order to remain relevant to clients, but not all are likely to succeed.   2 January 2017
Insurance
The higher levels of catastrophe losses in 2016 could represent something of a wake-up call for the re/insurance industry after a number of years of benign loss activity – especially against a backdrop of a continued soft market in most lines of business, according to a number of senior executives interviewed by Intelligent Insurer.   30 December 2016
Insurance
The UK’s vote to leave the European Union will be the biggest event that 2016 will be remembered for with many market commentators citing the uncertainly it triggers as a big problem for the industry with a long and protracted negotiation process detailing the terms of exit proceeds.   29 December 2016
Insurance
One method of assessing the success or failure of a merger or acquisition in its aftermath can be through examining the impact—if any—on the surviving company’s ratings. But Dennis Sugrue, director of insurance ratings at S&P Global Ratings, stresses that ratings need to be viewed with a great deal of context.   28 December 2016
Insurance
As the re/insurance sector faces another year of soft pricing environment in 2017, market participants fear that large losses could significantly hit profits, which have been protected by the benign cat environment in recent years.   27 December 2016
Insurance
Terrorist groups such as Islamic State have shed light on gaps in the offering of terrorism insurance which offers an opportunity to grow for some carriers.   26 December 2016
Insurance
Reinsurers and insurers are set to seek growth through acquisitions in 2017 in order to diversify and gain required scale to excel in a challenging environment. However, they are likely to face difficulties in finding appropriate targets.   26 December 2016
Insurance
Navigators Group’s new international unit, Navigators International Insurance (NIIC), has secured a financial strength rating of ‘A’ from S&P Global Ratings, which cited the 20-year track record of its parent company. The outlook on the rating is stable.   23 December 2016

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