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Fourth quarter expense ratios at early reporters have shown some year-on-year improvement, although the US tax reforms had a negative impact at some firms.
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The P&C (re)insurance industry experienced another cat-heavy quarter in the three months to 31 December, as a series of wildfires ravaged California.
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Aspen is back in the M&A spotlight after issuing a second consecutive Q4 profits warning amid difficulties at its struggling primary book.
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The number of M&A transactions in the US and Bermudian insurance industry edged up in the second half of last year, but more deals are stuck in the pipeline and could surface in 2018, according to a PwC partner.
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As the Q4 2017 earnings season begins, early signs suggest insured damage caused by last year's Californian wildfires is on the rise.
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The sample size may not have been large, but the handful of results filings from US carriers and brokers last week provided further evidence that the commercial insurance market is beginning to see upward - albeit moderate - movement on rates.
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Run-off and legacy management is rising up boardroom agendas to become a medium-to-high priority for firms, research from PwC has found.
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Validus looks set to secure a premium takeout multiple relative to other recent Bermudian sellers after AIG agreed to acquire the business for $5.56bn, or 1.58x fully diluted book value.
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The P&C (re)insurance industry is set to disclose another set of dented earnings for the final three months of a year blemished by historic levels of catastrophe activity.
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Liberty Mutual emerged as the market leader in the northeast US, where primary homeowners' insurers face the prospect of mounting claims from subzero temperatures and heavy snowfall
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Cat bond issuance reached a record $11.1bn last year as sponsors took advantage of low rates and an overhang of supply from 2016 to buy cover
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The Insurance Insider's index of 50 P&C (re)insurance companies - The Insider 50 - grew by 11.3 percent in 2017 to 1,149.63 index points, a median performance relative to other major market indices.