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What Analysts Expect in 2015: Lower Rates, More M&A, Underwriting Losses
Analysts seem to agree on a few things, at least, about what the property/casualty insurance industry can expect through the end of 2014 and into 2015. Reinsurance consolidation is coming, they say. ...
Analysts Debate: Are Insurers, Reinsurers Too Risk Averse?
Have property/casualty insurers and reinsurers forgotten what they're in business to do? That was one of the questions that three industry analysts debated during a recent reinsurance seminar, when ...
Rating Agency Views of Hedge Fund Reinsurers Diverge
While A.M. Best has assigned ratings of A-minus or better to five hedge fund reinsurers, Standard & Poor's hasn't yet rated any of the five and remains "skeptical" of their strategies, ...
Upgrades and Negative Outlooks: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
As the days counted down to the Rendez-Vous de Septembre, Fitch Ratings announced a string of favorable rating actions on several global reinsurers in late August. Fitch's Aug. 20 statement about its ...
Regional, Specialty Insurer Analysis: Broader Focus Enhances Profitability
Insurers focusing their business on a single state or coverage line experienced decent levels of premium growth in recent years, but they also recorded higher combined ratios than diversified ...
Want to Reduce Litigation Expenses? Win in Court
No one enjoys paying litigation defense costs. Unfortunately, it comes with the territory. As a carrier grows, it becomes an increasingly deep-pocketed target for plaintiff attorneys. There are ...
Is FIO About to Step Into Data Collection?
The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has taken a step toward fulfilling one of its obligations under the Dodd-Frank Act—a step that may ultimately have significant implications for auto insurers. ...
Kemper Strategy: An Alternative Approach to Private Equity Investing
Co-investing has become one of the most discussed issues between private equity funds, also known as general partners (GPs), and their investors, commonly referred to as limited partners (LPs). For ...