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Insurance
PwC has appointed Lindsay J’afari-Pak as a partner to lead the firm’s tax services to the life insurance industry. 4 September 2013
Insurance
Shauna Collins from the Non-Bank Financial Institutions team at Barclays gives her view on the captive insurance market, and the growing role that Ireland is playing in this arena. 1 September 2013
Insurance
The run-off sector is a substantial market. In a survey this year, PwC estimated that a staggering €220 billion of discontinued non-life liabilities is held on the books of European insurers alone. Intelligent Insurer investigates the potential effects of Solvency II on this sector. 16 July 2013
Awards
Reputation, client services, innovation and sheer size have all proved popular among the 2013 Global Awards Survey nominees but, as the survey enters its final week, raw talent remains one of the most important qualities cedants seek in their business partners. 26 June 2013
News
XL Group has appointed Mena Cammett as a senior risk analyst and Dane Mahoney as a risk analyst to its Political Risk and Trade Credit (PRTC) business, which offers coverage for traditional political risk perils. 7 May 2013
Reinsurance
The start of 2013 has been characterised by yet more reinsurers forming sidecars. These are increasingly being seen as a feather in the cap for the reinsurers forming them while also reflecting a wider demand for ILS products. Intelligent Insurer reports 16 April 2013
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Despite a recent minor hardening of rates, most captive insurers haven’t increased their retentions and the reinsurance buying programmes of most remain stable. But this could soon change due to regulatory changes and if rates continue on their upward trajectory. 16 April 2013
Insurance
New proposed capital requirements under Solvency II will force re/insurers to both reassess their strategic priorities – potentially placing non-core business into run-off – while also selling discontinued books of businesses to specialist third parties. 9 April 2013
Insurance
The latest delay to the implementation date of Solvency II, which many now not come into force until January 2016, represents welcome breathing space for many insurers and reinsurers yet to make firm decisions on how to deal with legacy business and run-off portfolios. 3 April 2013
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