Reinsurance
P/C Mutuals Worry Over Technology, Regulation and Capital: Conning
Property/casualty mutual insurance companies, facing stiff competition from their stock insurer rivals, are wary about the onslaught of technology, regulation and new sources of capital, Conning, ...
Lloyd’s of London’s Investment Returns Match Headier Days
Lloyd's of London more than doubled investment income in the first half of the year as the world's oldest insurance market benefited from its holdings in U.S. corporate debt. Lloyd's reported ...
NAMIC: TRIA Renewal Will Likely Come Down to the Wire
The Terrorism Risk Insurance act, or TRIA, expires on Dec. 31, 2014, unless Congress passes renewal legislation. At least one industry lobbyist predicts this will happen, but almost at the last ...
NAMIC Conference: Gen Re’s Kingdollar Sounds Alarm About Emerging Risks
Cyber attacks, nanotechnology, 3D printing, and natural gas drilling aren't necessarily on the minds of your typical property/casualty mutual insurer. But Charlie Kingdollar said that these and many ...
Few Bad Weather Events = Strong P/C Q3: KBW
Most property/casualty insurers and reinsurers will likely have strong 2014 third-quarter results, thanks to the absence of major hurricanes and below-average catastrophe losses, analysts at Keefe, ...
Swiss Re’s Chief Economist Analyzes a Difficult Reinsurance Market
Over the past 13 years, Swiss Re's Chief Economist Kurt Karl has been through a succession of reinsurance market ups and downs, but he says the current situation is somewhat new and requires special ...
AXIS Capital Eyeing More Insurance Biz, Acquisitions as Re Market Gets Uglier
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. plans to expand the insurance side of its business to make up for lower earnings from the reinsurance segment. "I wouldn't be surprised now over the next couple of years if ...
A.M. Best Puts Arch JV Partner Gulf Reinsurance Limited Under Review
A.M. Best has placed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of Gulf Reinsurance Limited (Gulf Re) (United Arab Emirates) under review with negative implications. The under review with ...