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Multiple cat event years to become new norm: Swiss Re
17 April 2018
Last year was the worst on record for catastrophe losses, but (re)insurers must be prepared for the possibility of more frequent multiple-disaster years in future, according to a Swiss Re report… Read more
US P&C reserves deficit widens to $4.3bn: Morgan Stanley
17 April 2018
The US P&C industry's reserving deficit deepened to $4.3bn in 2017, according to research from Morgan Stanley… Read more
Post-HIM market reveals selective underwriting approach: Willis
17 April 2018
There is growing evidence that upwards pricing momentum for US commercial property insurance is already waning, even as underwriters continue to digest record-breaking 2017 cat losses… Read more
Reinsurance capital continues to creep upwards: Aon Benfield
17 April 2018
Global reinsurance capital continued to rise in 2017 as alternative capital funds reloaded, according to Aon Benfield… Read more
StarStone: the multi-platform insurer
10 April 2018
Insurers requesting the confidential sales materials for StarStone will find a global specialty insurer in far ruder health than the one which Enstar acquired from its private equity backers in 2014… Read more
Atrium: the traditional play
10 April 2018
Potential acquirers seeking to engage with Atrium's owners will find an old-style Lloyd's agency business with underwriting pedigree and a model driven by profit commissions and fees… Read more
Chaucer: the outperformer
10 April 2018
Strategic acquirers and financial bidders requesting the investor memorandum on Chaucer will find a top-15 Lloyd's business that has started to consistently outperform the broader market under The Hanover's ownership… Read more
P&C earnings outlook boosted by low cats, rising rates
10 April 2018
Low catastrophe losses and an improving rate environment should bolster P&C (re)insurers' Q1 earnings, analysts said in recent sector previews, while share prices continue to be buoyed by M&A activity… Read more
Florida stat filings show wide range of 2017 performance
10 April 2018
The 56 Florida homeowners' companies that had their ratings affirmed by Demotech late last month fell to a $407mn underwriting loss in the aggregate for 2017, analysis of statutory filings by The Insurance Insider has shown… Read more
Chaucer 1176 tops Lloyd's profitability charts
3 April 2018
Chaucer's nuclear-focused Syndicate 1176 was the top performer for a third year in a row in terms of profitability, with a return on capacity of 54.7 percent, 15.6 percentage points higher year on year… Read more
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