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Are Bermuda Reinsurers Doomed to Be Middlemen?
In a report on the Bermuda reinsurance market released Tuesday, Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised the prospect the Bermuda reinsurers could ultimately become middlemen between companies ...
Some ILS Money Irrational; Trad’l Re Mkts Adding Terror to Cat Cover: CEO
The once responsible insurance-linked securities market is showing signs of being overheated and irrational, the chief executive of the holding company for a Bermuda-based reinsurer said on Friday. ...
RMS: Reinsurers Can Adapt to ILS Invasion Using NIKE As Inspiration
With hedge and pension funds continuing to dive into the reinsurance market through insurance-linked securities, or ILS products, Peter Nakada urges the industry to get used to it and adapt. Nakada, ...
A.M. Best May be Next with Negative Outlook for Reinsurers
A.M. Best currently has a stable outlook on the global reinsurance industry, but that could change when the rating agency revisits the outlook at midyear, the firm said in a special report Friday. ...
Reinsurance Rate Slide Continues at April 1, Pushing Reinsurers to Casualty Risks: Willis Re
A benign catastrophe year in 2013 and an influx of capital are just two reasons behind a drop in reinsurance rates that has continued at April 1, according to the chairman of Willis Re. During a ...
Alternative Capital Softening P/C Re Market: Towers Watson CFO Survey
A new survey from Towers Watson confirms that more than half (55 percent) of property/casualty insurance chief financial officers believe the property reinsurance market is softer than the primary ...
Reinsurance CEOs: What Alternative Capital Means to Traditional Industry
The hottest topic in the reinsurance world was on the agenda at the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum in January, where two reinsurance executives gave different perspectives on what ...
Reinsurer Downgrades Ahead, S&P Says; A.M. Best Says Sector Stable
Almost half of the global reinsurers rated by Standard & Poor's are "materially exposed" to competitive pressures, the rating agency said Monday, warning of negative rating actions to come for ...