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Has the Reinsurance Cycle Reached Bottom? Opinions Vary at the Rendez-Vous

It may be wishful thinking – but some major reinsurers are hoping the bottom of the reinsurance cycle is at hand. Both Swiss Re and Hannover Re told journalists at this year's reinsurance ...

U.S. Carriers Must Adapt to Creeping Demographic Changes: Conning

Future customers for U.S. personal lines insurers are shaping up to be starkly different, demographically speaking, than they have been previously, Conning asserts in a new report. With this in mind, ...

Slow 2015 Premium Growth Could Reflect ‘New Normal’ for U.S. P/C Insurers

For U.S. property/casualty insurers, net written premium still grew in 2015, but the rate of expansion is slowing, and the industry's collective combined ratio worsened slightly, according to a new ...

Tornado Frequency Trends Deceptive, Actuary Says

To develop adequate rates, actuaries don't just need to spot what the next trend will be that will push up claims frequencies or average loss costs. They also need to sort out what the next trend ...