Industry Segments: Reinsurance Page 56 / 66
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- May 11 2018
Reinsurers bounce back
After one of the toughest quarters in recent memory at the end of 2017, results have improved.
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- May 10 2018
World Bank inks risk-sharing deal with Nexi
The bank's political risk insurance arm has agreed to share risk in Japanese investments in developing countries.
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- March 23 2018
Japan cat pricing unmoved
Last year’s huge nat-cat losses in the US do not appear to be pushing prices up in Asia.
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- March 8 2018
SoftBank to buy up to 33% of Swiss Re
The deal could be valued at about US$10 billion, but details are still unclear.
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- March 2 2018
Is the end nigh for retakaful?
The small and fragmented market is struggling to compete with competition from conventional players.
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- February 20 2018
SoftBank eyes board seats at Swiss Re
Founder Masayoshi Son is reportedly scheduled for a meeting with the Swiss company to discuss a possible agreement.
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- February 15 2018
Peak Re says goodbye to IFC
Prudential Financial has acquired IFC's shareholding as the business outgrows its original emerging-market remit.
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- February 9 2018
SoftBank eyes buying stake in Swiss Re
Chief executive Msayashi Son is following Warren Buffett in using reinsurance cash flows to buttress his group.
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- February 1 2018
Swiss Re opens new Asian HQ in Singapore
It has also appointed a new regional board of directors, chaired by Lim Siong Guan, formerly of GIC.
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- January 24 2018
AIG buys Bermuda-based reinsurer Validus
The insurer is emerging from its long period of retrenchment and returning to expansion under its new chief executive.
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- January 19 2018
Reinsurance capital grows despite 2017 losses
Capital dedicated to reinsurance continued to grow in 2017 despite catastrophe losses, according to Guy Carpenter.
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- January 17 2018
JLT Re names new CEO for APAC
Jeremy Fox will also become a member of the Reinsurance Global Executive Committee.
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- January 5 2018
Tough times for reinsurers in China
Tighter regulations and the country’s new solvency regime are putting pressure on both the top and bottom lines.
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- January 3 2018
Aegon to sell part of life reinsurance unit to Scor
The deal is part of its strategic goal of reducing the amount of capital allocated to run-off businesses.
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- December 22 2017
An end to rate reductions?
Insurance buyers with a built-in expectation of year-on-year, double-digit discounts may not like 2018.
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- December 20 2017
AIR Worldwide partners with PICC Re
The Chinese reinsurance arm of PICC has already received regulatory approval for the partnership.
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- December 15 2017
Bridging the protection gap with PPP
Public-private partnerships might offer the best hope of solving under-insurance in emerging Asia.
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- December 11 2017
Vietnam suffers rare US$1bn loss after Typhoon Damrey
This year marks the first time since 1993 that Vietnam has had a season with a Cat 2 and 3 typhoon landfall.
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- December 11 2017
IAG shares 12.5% premiums, costs with reinsurers
In an effort to curb volatility in its earnings Australia’s biggest general insurer is releasing capital.
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- December 1 2017
Chinese non-life insurers, reinsurers required to hire actuaries
The country’s 84 non-life general insurers and 12 reinsurers must have a chief actuary by January 1, 2020.
