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Reinsurance News – Friday 6th January 2017

6th January 2017

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Friday 6th January 2017: Reinsurance price declines moderated at 1/1 2017 renewals: Guy Carpenter Reinsurance price declines moderated at the key January 1st 2017 renewals, when compared with the previous three years, across most business lines, according to reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter. Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Friday 30th December 2016

30th December 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Friday 30th December 2016: 2017 to be more challenging than 2016 in re/insurance: Kroll For insurers and reinsurers 2017 is likely to be even more challenging than 2016, despite an expected slowdown at the January 2017 renewals, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA). ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Wednesday 21st December 2016

21st December 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Wednesday 21st December 2016: FEMA’s 2017 NFIP flood reinsurance purchase underway The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has started its procurement process for a 2017 flood reinsurance program for the NFIP. Reinsurer Brexit planning to accelerate in 2017 Insurance and reinsurance companies across ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Thursday 15th December 2016

15th December 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Thursday 15th December 2016: Reinsurance rates to fall at 1/1, tailored solutions an opportunity: RBC European reinsurers are expected to witness further rate declines at the key January 1st 2017 renewal season, but may find opportunities for better returns in tailored solutions, says RBC ... Read the full article

Swiss Re adopts TCFD’s recommendations for climate-related risks

14th December 2016

Reinsurance giant Swiss Re today announced that it has adopted recommendations published by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which were released today by the TCFD in London. The TCFD today released its report, 'Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures,' outlining some recommendations for climate-related exposures to ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Monday 12th December 2016

12th December 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Monday 12th December 2016: Reinsurance profitability pressure increases: EIOPA Regulator EIOPA has warned that the reinsurance market can expect rate declines and pressure on profits in the sector to persist, as market headwinds continue to challenge the market. XL Catlin’s reinsurance segment ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Friday 9th December 2016

9th December 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Friday 9th December 2016: NFIP proposal calls for capital market reinsurance alternatives A new proposal calls for the use of traditional and alternative reinsurance and risk transfer solutions to support the de-risking of the U.S. government's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). W.R. ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Wednesday 30th November 2016

30th November 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Wednesday 30th November 2016: Arch Capital to raise $950 million to help finance United Guaranty deal Arch Capital Group Ltd. is looking to raise $950 million in debt to help finance its acquisition of AIG's United Guaranty division. The firm also revealed that some ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Tuesday 13th September 2016

13th September 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Tuesday 13th September 2016: It's day three of the 2016 Monte Carlo Reinsurance Rendez-vous, the 60th anniversary of the reinsurance, insurance and more recently insurance-linked securities (ILS) meeting in the south of France. Here's all the latest coverage from our sister publication Artemis around the 2016 ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Monday 12th September 2016

12th September 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Monday 12th September 2016: It's day two of the 2016 Monte Carlo Reinsurance Rendez-vous, the 60th anniversary of the reinsurance, insurance and more recently insurance-linked securities (ILS) meeting in the south of France. Here's all the latest coverage from our sister publication Artemis around the 2016 ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Monday 22nd August 2016

22nd August 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Monday 22nd August 2016: Canada Life International Re grows profits and seeks acquisition of Irish reinsurer Dublin domiciled reinsurer Canada Life International Re reported a 47% increase in after-tax profit to €165 million last year. The company also announced that it's working on ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Wednesday 17th August 2016

17th August 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Wednesday 17th August 2016: Reinsurance faces the strongest headwinds: RBC RBC Capital Markets has said that reinsurers still face the strongest headwinds within the global re/insurance industry, underlined by higher than expected combined ratios at the mid-year point. Integro Re names Raj ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News – Tuesday 9th August 2016

9th August 2016

Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Tuesday 9th August 2016: Munich Re Q2 profit down to €974 million as nat cat losses rise Global reinsurer Munich Re has reported its second-quarter 2016 results, posting a consolidated profit of €974 million, down from the €1.075 billion reported a year earlier. ... Read the full article