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The turmoil witnessed in Greece and the wider Eurozone over the past week has prompted a flurry of coverage in the economic press examining the international markets' reactions.
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The average share price for the Insider 30 universe of P&C (re)insurers climbed 0.74 percent in the second quarter, outperforming the S&P 500, FTSE 100 and Stoxx Euro 600 indices.
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Ace's $28.5bn landmark acquisition of Chubb is set to create a dominant franchise in the P&C industry, in a deal primarily driven by growth opportunities.
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Despite analyst support for the Ace-Chubb deal's strategic rationale, the 29 percent upfront dilution to Ace's tangible book value leaves open the question of whether the earnings accretion is sufficient to support the surge in the carrier's valuation on a price-to-book multiple.
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Described by sources close to Willis as "one of the best kept secrets in the insurance business", the "merger of equals" with Towers Watson left some observers struggling to decipher the rationale behind the $18bn deal.
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London-listed insurer Lancashire and Munich Re's Lloyd's platform Watkins are among the carriers most reliant on the distressed energy market for premium income, analysis from The Insurance Insider shows.
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Share price data on The Insurance Insider's universe of P&C (re)insurers
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Stone Point's significant buy-in to Alliant Insurance Services, announced on 23 June, has again illustrated private equity's enduring interest in US broking.
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Most buyers saw rate decreases for both terrorism insurance and reinsurance in 2014, as well as improvements in coverage, Marsh said last week.
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Share price data on The Insurance Insider's universe of P&C (re)insurers
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Berkshire Hathaway's National Indemnity Company (Nico) reported a 404.7 percent spike in net written premium (NWP) during 2014, according to the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA)'s reinsurance underwriting review.
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European insurance companies will continue to take advantage of low interest rates and high investor demand by issuing debt in 2016, according to a report from AM Best.
