April 2017/4

The Insider 50 index of (re)insurance stocks rose 0.57 percent week-on-week amid news of unexpectedly high first-quarter catastrophe losses and a surprise UK election

CEO pay at The Insurance Insider's broker, US specialty and US large-cap composites

The final regulations for London's insurance-linked securities (ILS) hub have been delayed until after the UK general election on 8 June

CEO pay at The Insurance Insider's Bermuda, London and global reinsurer composites

Spreads for American Integrity Insurance Company's debut cat bond Integrity Re 2017-1 settled at the lower end of revised guidance, according to sources

The Resilience Re club cat bond platform run by Willis Towers Watson Securities has completed its third deal this year with a $173mn insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance, according to a Bermuda Stock Exchange announcement

Share price data on The Insurance Insider's universe of P&C (re)insurers

The list of risers was predominately populated by brokers, but at the top stood Markus Riess of Munich Re, whose remuneration more than doubled to EUR3.2mn ($3.9mn), which enabled him to rise 77 positions in the year.

The collective remuneration of the 50 highest paid executives in the P&C (re)insurance industry increased by 9.9 percent to $455.6mn in 2016, The Insurance Insider's executive pay league has shown.

Casserley joins Warburg Pincus; Marsh launches retail vehicle with Nephila; MGA Nirvana launches; Reinsurance returns 'delicately poised': Vickers; Hamilton Re buys Canopius casualty book; Neon hires D&F underwriter

The growth of the standalone cyber (re)insurance market is "crucial" if the industry is to provide a sustainable long-term solution to cyber risk, according to JLT Re.

Environmental liability underwriters could face pricing and policy wording challenges because of Brexit, Cunningham Lindsey's head of environmental solutions has warned.