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Insurance executives gave further indications that rates in the US commercial P&C market are flattening last month, though they refrained from claiming that the market has found a bottom.
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P&C (re)insurers experienced a relatively benign quarter in terms of natural catastrophe events, though recent company disclosures have dented more bullish assumptions about related losses.
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US commercial P&C rates continued their upward trajectory in the second quarter, according to bellwether insurer Travelers.
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The total level of InsurTech funding fell by almost two-thirds in the first quarter of the year, interrupting a general upward trend in the sector, according to PwC and Startupbootcamp.
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Cat bond sponsors took advantage of strong investor demand in the second quarter of 2017 to bulk up on insurance-linked securities (ILS) cover, with the upsizing of transactions adding $1.9bn to quarterly volumes.
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The 1.5x multiple Axis has agreed to pay to acquire Novae has sparked a market debate around the attractiveness of the deal for both parties.
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Broker remuneration is perhaps the London market’s central preoccupation at present.
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Share price data on The Insurance Insider's universe of P&C (re)insurers
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The Insider 50 index of global (re)insurance carriers edged up only marginally last week as gains at US specialty companies were largely offset by share price declines at UK and European firms
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The P&C (re)insurance industry once again proved to be a safe bet for investors as most companies in the sector posted share price increases during the second quarter
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Willis Re's 1st View report on the June and July renewals provided further evidence that the property catastrophe market is yet to reach an inflection point on pricing
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USI's recent acquisition of Wells Fargo's insurance broking arm highlighted the solid interest of private equity-backed investors in the high-margin US retail broking industry