Industry Segments: Reinsurers Page 64 / 75
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- October 19 2018
Breaking down barriers
In Malaysia and India international players are asserting their right to compete on a level playing field — with mixed success.
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- October 19 2018
Storm front
Another costly hurricane season is piling up losses for the reinsurance industry, without much upward pressure on rates.
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- October 17 2018
Pacific Life Re aims to gamify customer journeys
Life reinsurer looks to help insurers create an interactive approach to win business.
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- October 12 2018
Hong Kong targets ILS business
The city is set to introduce laws to allow special purpose vehicles to issue insurance-linked securities.
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- October 5 2018
Markel opens India office
Markel International’s long-planned Mumbai office has opened.
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- October 3 2018
Canopius appoints head of reinsurance for Asia Pacific
Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong will join the Canopius Singapore office in January 2019.
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- October 2 2018
GIC to retain first preference to offer reinsurance in India
New rules for the reinsurance market will not change the company's preferential position.
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- September 14 2018
China Re going global
The Chinese state-owned reinsurer is buying Lloyd's speciality insurer Chaucer from Hanover for US$950m.
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- September 7 2018
Reinsurers’ return on equity deteriorates in first half
The decrease occurred despite an improvement in net income due to lower natural catastrophe losses.
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- September 6 2018
Strong balance sheets support reinsurance outlook
Sector consolidation through M&A and rising profits are also driving the stable outlook for the sector.
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- September 5 2018
Scor confirms rejection of Covea’s takeover approach
Covea withdraws share offer following Scor’s board rejection.
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- August 31 2018
Hong Kong’s insurance handout
The government will offer tax incentives for the industry as it bids to establish the city as a regional hub.
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- August 17 2018
Philippines Nat Re names new head
Allan Rossi Santos replaces Augusto Hidalgo, who is pursuing new career opportunities.
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- August 8 2018
Starr acquires Aspen’s aviation business
The value of the aviation book is estimated to be in excess of US$50m in gross written premiums.
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- August 8 2018
Symbo buys ReLeague digital reinsurance platform
The Singapore-based insurtech has added reinsurance to its offerings in direct insurance.
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- August 1 2018
China gives preferential treatment to HK reinsurers
Qualified reinsurers in the city will benefit from a lower credit risk charge under C-ROSS.
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- July 31 2018
Reinsurers ready for another year of active nat cats
Despite some capital depletion, the reinsurance sector remains resilient enough to withstand another year of losses.
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- July 27 2018
Tough times as Qatar Re quits Singapore
The Bermuda-based reinsurer is hurting after nat cat losses, forced reserve increases and a diplomatic spat in the Gulf.
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- July 24 2018
Qatar Re closes Singapore branch
The reinsurer has stopped writing new and renewal business in the city, with effect from July 20.
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- July 20 2018
Guy Carpenter appoints head of South-East Asia and Korea
Bengt Johnsen will take up the position in January and succeeds Richard Jones, who is now chairman of Asia Pacific.
