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Allianz partners with Oaktree Capital on reinsurance syndicate
The insurer’s plans for the syndicate were revealed by this publication earlier this year.
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Pine Walk has grown substantially and is on course to write $1.2bn of premium this year.
One of the options being explored is setting up a dedicated company for the wholesale vertical.
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Opinion
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Look for dealmaking in the shadows at Monte Carlo…
The carrier M&A cycle has started and reinsurance is a segment where acquisitions work better.
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Analysis
Analysis
Reinsurers and their cedants are feeling their books are in better shape, although the market is still uneven.
The post-disaster reinsurance start-up model is changing.
Maintaining underwriting discipline was central to the Corporation's messaging.
The cycle-turn M&A story continues with strategic buyers to the fore.
Interviews
Earnings covers do not need to equal aggregate reinsurance deals, the broker said.
Reinsurance CEO Wakefield said reinsurance structures may evolve for prolonged growth.
The reinsurer’s new CEO said he sees no need for a radical shift in strategy.
The CEO said the AHJ acquisition brought a ‘step change’ to Miller’s reinsurance growth.
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The E&S market has “the same DNA as we do”.
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While volatile stock markets and increased geopolitical strife may have dampened global Mergers & Acquisitions, transactions among brokers remain robust, said M&A Services Inc.’s Managing Director Chris Hughes and Senior Associate Stephen Scales.
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Insurers are pairing accumulation and exposure management with modeling to navigate natural catastrophes, said Monica Ningen, CEO P&C Reinsurance US, Swiss Re.
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