Validus News
Charman Questions Soft Market Re-Buying Strategies as Endurance Cedes More
As the market softens, should insurers and reinsurers keep more of their business net, or should they buy more reinsurance and retrocessional cover while there are lower prices and better terms? A ...
Validus Looking to Grow in U.S. Insurance Market, CEO Says
The chief executive officer of Validus Holdings said that there are growth opportunities for the group's insurance operations in the United States, at a time when growth for the Bermuda reinsurance ...
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. ...
Will Validus Remain on Sidelines as Bermuda Consolidates?
With consolidation talk heating up in Bermuda this week, followers of the island market and its acquisition activity over the past decade wonder about the plans of Bermuda's most active acquirer in ...Validus Holdings, Ltd. Announces AlphaCat 2014, Ltd. SPV
Validus Holdings, Ltd. announced Wednesday that it has joined with other investors in capitalizing AlphaCat 2014, Ltd. and has fully deployed its capital. AlphaCat 2014 is a special purpose vehicle ...
We Can Write Terror Risk, Industry Execs Say
At least two property/casualty insurance and reinsurance industry executives highlighted the industry's capacity to write terrorism coverage during recent earnings calls, with the most forceful ...
Berkshire Seen as Just One More Competitor to E&S Execs
Despite Berkshire-Hathaway's entrance into specialty insurance business, standard markets are still the players most capable of changing the dynamics of the surplus lines market, executives said ...
Validus’ Noonan Slams Berkshire Sidecar, Says Cat Model Won’t Jolt US Re Prices
London market participants are competitive but disciplined, Validus Holdings' CEO said on Friday. But one pocket of "excessive competition" is coming from Berkshire Hathaway's Lloyd's sidecar—a ...