December 2019/2

Sources said airline premiums have increased by around 40 percent on average.

Just as the major UK political parties brawling to form the next government have decided voters are unmoved by the boring business of debt- and deficit-to-GDP ratios, Swiss Re CEO Christian Mumenthaler has concluded that capital concerns no longer hold that much sway.

The (re)insurance industry argues that the cumulative impact of rules disadvantages the UK compared with peers.

The carrier has dropped some layers from its ILW-based ILS transaction.