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Global reinsurers’ returns are expected to barely cover capital costs in 2018 and 2019 and the current stable outlook on the global property/casualty reinsurance sector would likely change to negative if the industry's profitability sustainably fell below its cost of capital, S&P Global Ratings warned in a report. 4 September 2018
Insurance
Optimism over a turn in the global reinsurance market after the 2017 catastrophes quickly diminished as the January 1 and midyear renewals proved disappointing, providing minimal pricing increases to reinsurers and leaving market dynamics relatively unchanged, according to a new AM Best report. 4 September 2018
Insurance
China's reinsurers are investing in technology and systems to support a rapid expansion of nonmotor and, in particular, catastrophe insurance in the country. These business lines will help sustain growth, although they could expose the sector to more profit volatility. 4 September 2018
Insurance
CCR Re has enjoyed strong growth since it was launched in January 2017. For the first half of 2018, it posted premium income of €381 million, a 12 percent increase on the same period a year earlier, and net profit of € 17 million, equal to its profit for the whole of 2017. 4 September 2018
Insurance
AM Best has placed the financial strength rating and the long-term issuer credit ratings (ICRs) for Maiden Reinsurance, and its affiliate Maiden Reinsurance North America under review with negative implications following the announcement that the renewal rights for its US diversified business were being sold to TransRe. 31 August 2018
Insurance
US property/casualty (P&C) re/insurers have improved operating returns by 8.0 percent year on year in the first half of 2018 after an increase of 6.8 percent in the same period of 2017, according to Fitch Ratings. 31 August 2018
Insurance
European insurance companies are increasingly concentrating on high-margin lines and cost efficiencies in order to meet return on equity (ROE) targets, according to AM Best. 28 August 2018
Insurance
The Hartford’s move to acquire its close neighbour Navigators Group has taken many by surprise—but it could make good strategic sense for the company, which can now target global growth. Its aspirations for the reinsurance side of its new business will also raise a few eyebrows in the market, as Intelligent Insurer finds. 24 August 2018
Insurance
Tough market conditions for global reinsurers is forcing them to review their long-term relevance and many are resorting to M&A to build scale, acquire expertise, and diversify, according to S&P Global Ratings. 24 August 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Arch Capital Group’s US mortgage insurance operation Arch Mortgage Insurance Company has secured $653.3 million of indemnity reinsurance from Bellemeade Re 2018-2, a special purpose insurer. 24 August 2018
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