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Ecclesiastical looks long term but won’t dismiss reductions
Against a backdrop of unrelenting market pressures on reinsurers, including an elongated soft market and increased competition for business on all fronts, Mark O’Riordan, head of group reinsurance at Ecclesiastical, is seeking stability and long-term relationships.   11 September 2016
Reinsurance
AM Best affirms UnipolRe ratings
Rating agency AM Best has affirmed the ratings of UnipolRe, the reinsurer launched last year by UnipolSai Assicurazioni.   10 September 2016
Alternative Risk Transfer
MS Amlin and Leadenhall unveil two cat bonds
Re/insurer MS Amlin has launched two cat bonds, based on risks in funds managed by Leadenhall Capital Partners, in a bid to appeal to a wider set of clients.   10 September 2016
Insurance
The spectre of pricing pressure
While rates are showing signs of flattening out, the soft market is far from over and reinsurers are having to make tough choices on retaining market share versus protecting profits. Intelligent Insurer reports.   10 September 2016
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A year of growth and landmarks
Marco Sordoni, the chief executive of UnipolRe, the Dublin-based reinsurer backed by Italian insurer UnipolSai Assicurazioni, gives Monte Carlo Today the lowdown on what the company has achieved since its launch 12 months ago, and its plans now.   10 September 2016
Insurance
CCR transfers its reinsurance activities to new entity
CCR, a public-sector reinsurer operating in France, has transferred its open market reinsurance activities to a newly created entity, CCR Re, effective January 1, 2017.   9 September 2016
Insurance
Learning lessons from the crisis
As a convergence with the capital markets continues apace, Geraint Anderson, one-time bad boy of the investment banking world turned author, offers a stark warning of the culture of greed and excess that the reinsurance industry must avoid.   7 September 2016
Insurance
Wishing for a tailwind
After a busy 2015, when a flurry of M&A transformed the business, Willis Re’s global chief executive John Cavanagh is comfortable coming back above the parapet and extolling the virtues of growth despite numerous headwinds. Intelligent Insurer reports.   7 September 2016
Insurance
Reinsurance market faces longer soft market than forecast: S&P
The global reinsurance market is facing unfavourable conditions from a wide range of headwinds, according to rating agency Standard & Poor’s.   7 September 2016
Insurance
Cedants in Europe take advantage of soft market conditions
The trend toward increased cessions suggests cedants in Europe are making the most of soft reinsurance market conditions, and have enhanced negotiating powers to benefit from this form of contingent capital, according to an AM Best report.   7 September 2016

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