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Analysis

  • Share price data on The Insurance Insider's universe of P&C (re)insurers
  • Shares in the Insider 30 expanded by 3.4 percent on average in the last week of June, as investors' initial Brexit shock moderated
  • As investors continue to struggle to find attractive yields in traditional fixed income assets, many are considering the potential benefits of investing in real assets
  • Rates in the beleaguered downstream energy market continued to slide during the second quarter of the year, with most reductions in the 10-20 percent range, according to analysis by JLT Specialty
  • Continental reinsurers and European insurers woke up to a new reality late last month after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU), a decision which is expected to negatively impact their operations
  • The five major listed brokers with exposure to the UK took differing impacts from the Brexit crisis, with some even seeking to present the high levels of uncertainty as a fresh commercial opportunity
  • Although there was evidence in some international territories of a slowdown in rate softening, price falls still typically outstripped the US for P&C reinsurance lines, according to mid-year renewal data from Willis Re.
  • There was further evidence of slowing rate reductions for US P&C placements at the 1 June and 1 July reinsurance renewals, according to Willis Re.
  • Global P&C stocks were in a sea of red on Friday (24 June) as markets got the serious jitters in the aftermath of the UK's vote to leave the European Union (EU).
  • The role of the CFO has evolved from concerning financial management only to being an essential component of overall company strategy, delegates at The Insurance Insider's CFO forum heard last week.
  • XL Catlin increased its reserve cushion following the Catlin acquisition, as Morgan Stanley estimated that the company's pro forma excess reserves grew to $1.5bn in 2015 from $1bn the year before.
  • While M&A activity has lulled in 2016, conditions remain ripe for further consolidation among P&C insurers, according to credit data analysts CreditSights.
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