Industry Segments: Reinsurers Page 66 / 75
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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.
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- November 30 2017
Beijing and Guernsey in captive insurance joint venture
The partnership will see the creation of captive structures and the provision of captive services for Chinese businesses.
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- November 29 2017
Regulatory reforms and strong economy boost insurers in India
The rating agency forecasts the non-life insurance sector to maintain its double-digit growth over the next three-to-four years.
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- November 14 2017
Disaster coverage could become too expensive
The industry needs to find solutions if it wants to adapt to the threat of climate change, according to Munich Re.
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- November 13 2017
Peak Re wins MAS authorisation
The company has been authorised as a life and general reinsurer by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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- November 2 2017
Qatar Re names new CEO for Singapore
Manik Sethi has been appointed to lead the Bermudian reinsurer as its new chief executive, the company said in a statement.
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- October 13 2017
An end to softness?
After three hurricanes in the US and two earthquakes in Mexico, reinsurers are probably facing a loss of around US$100bn.
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- October 10 2017
Asia to drive continued global insurance growth
Emerging markets in Asia have the greatest potential for growth over the next few years, says Munich Re.
