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Insurance
The overall profitability for AM Best's composite of global reinsurers could drop to a six-year low, and the ratings agency estimates a 2017 combined ratio of 110 percent for the sector, with return on equity (RoE) ranging from 0 percent to -5 percent. 16 November 2017
Insurance
China's decision to ease restrictions on foreign ownership of financial institutions will likely pave the way for foreign insurers, fund managers and securities to invest in or compete with China's firms. 16 November 2017
Insurance
It is a clear growth opportunity for reinsurers, but flood risk also represents a very difficult challenge for reinsurers to model and price accurately, says Jeremy Walker, reinsurance underwriter at Tokio Marine Kiln. 16 November 2017
Insurance
Italian insurers' regulatory capital positions remained strong through their transition to Solvency II (S2) in 2016, although S2 coverage ratios are exposed to volatility in sovereign bond markets, according to Fitch Ratings in its latest report on the Italian insurance market's transition to Solvency II. 15 November 2017
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“The trend of multinational ingress into the region seems to be waning, with some big insurance companies having sold, or being in the process of selling, their operations, due to less than satisfactory performance.” This is the opinion of James Grieve, senior vice president at SCOR Reinsurance, speaking to Intelligent Insurer. 15 November 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
The series of earthquakes that took place in Mexico in September and their impact on the Fonden catastrophe (cat) bond may sour the appetite of insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors going forward. 15 November 2017
Insurance
Bermuda-based PartnerRe plans to double its market share in Latin America within the next three to five years, the head of Latin America Humberto Cabrera, told FIDES Today. A prerequisite for the expansion is that the growth is profitable, Cabrera noted. 15 November 2017
Insurance
Reinsurance rates in the Latin American region are sometimes lower than those in Europe, making it difficult for Sompo to justify the deployment of capital to the region. 15 November 2017
Insurance
In the aftermath of recent natural disasters in the region, a new study on the landscape of microinsurance sheds light on its potential for building resilience among the poor. 15 November 2017
Insurance
Cyber insurance is evolving quickly, offering opportunities for carriers able to properly price and manage this risk, write James B. Auden, managing director, insurance and Eduardo Recinos, senior director, insurance (LatAm) at Fitch Ratings. 14 November 2017
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