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Inadequate reserves greater threat than cat losses
Inadequate loss reserves and pricing proved much greater threats to the financial stability of US insurers last year than catastrophic losses – despite a number of costly catastrophes hitting the insurance industry in recent years.   11 March 2013
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Endurance hires reinsurance chief plus more people moves
Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings has announced that Jerome Faure will join the company on March 11 as CEO of global reinsurance. He will be responsible for Endurance’s North America, Bermuda and international reinsurance operations. Most recently, Faure was a partner in ILS Capital Management in Bermuda focused on insurance linked securities, industry loss warranties and collateralized reinsurance. Prior to that, he served as director and chief underwriting officer for Tokio Millennium Re. He started his career at Scor.   27 February 2013
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Favourable underwriting environment driving reinsurer combined ratios
Boosted by a slight hardening of rates on some lines and a relatively benign period of catastrophe activity, it seems many reinsurers have responded to the difficult investment environment by improving the profitability of their underwriting books. A number of reinsurers have posted healthy combined ratios for their 2012 results in recent weeks.   12 February 2013
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Indian ‘reinsurance hub’ won’t happen overnight
While proposed reforms to the regulations governing reinsurers in India could make it easier for foreign players to launch operations in India, their implementation will not necessarily facilitate the speedy creation of a reinsurance hub in the country – as some commentators have claimed.   5 February 2013
Insurance
Interest rates and regulation are insurers’ biggest worries
The low interest rate environment and regulatory burdens are the two biggest worries facing insurance CEOs, according to a recent report from rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P).   30 January 2013
Insurance
Litmus Analysis hires Morgan Stanley analyst
Litmus Analysis, the specialist insurance analytical and advisory boutique, has hired former Morgan Stanley managing director Dominic Skeet, who joins the firm as a senior consultant. His appointment will improve the company’s expertise in relation to the banking sector, Litmus said.   30 January 2013
Insurance
Insurers unprepared for geomagnetic storms
With a peak in solar and geomagnetic activity expected in 2013-2014, insurers need to work towards a better understanding of the consequences of a space weather event, according to a new report by Aon Benfield.   21 January 2013
Alternative Risk Transfer
Swiss Re innovates on longevity but greater capacity is needed
Swiss Re’s recent £800 million longevity insurance contract covering UK insurer LV='s UK pension fund represents yet another innovation in this field for the reinsurer.   12 December 2012
Insurance
S&P: don’t be over-reliant on risk models
The re/insurance industry is too reliant on catastrophe models and needs to take greater responsibility for judging its own risks, says S&P.   5 December 2012
Insurance
Re/insurers “oblivious” to consequences of S&P criteria changes
Many insurers and reinsurers remain unaware of the potential consequences of changes that rating agency S&P’s is making to its insurance rating criteria – despite the fact that the adjustment could have serious ramifications for them in 2013.   3 December 2012

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