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February 2015/4

  • Share price data on The Insurance Insider's universe of P&C (re)insurers
  • P&C (re)insurance stocks traded up again last week, with The Insider 30 rising by 0.75 percent.
  • The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has today (23 February) announced further details on how it plans to hold senior insurance executives accountable under a new, stricter regime.
  • Lobbying body Insurance Europe has called on the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) to take more time over the development of the global insurance capital standard (ICS).
  • US thinktank the Tax Foundation has said that a provision in President Obama's proposed 2015 budget could reduce US GDP by $1.35bn and raise the cost of capital over the long term.
  • The claims teams at Ascot, Beazley and Argo Global are among the most improved in the London market, according to the latest research from consultants Gracechurch.
  • Short-tail specialists delivered mixed operating returns during the fourth quarter as their fortunes varied amid a more challenging environment.
  • Operating returns remained generally stable for Bermudian carriers in Q4 and full-year 2014 as the group benefited from another relatively benign year for cat losses and improved underlying performance.
  • The Insurance Insider's composite of short-tail carriers delivered top-line growth of 28 percent in the traditionally quiet fourth quarter last year.
  • Top-line expansion persisted for Bermudian carriers during the fourth quarter, as continued insurance growth helped to offset shrinking reinsurance books.
  • Chubb is seeking to broaden the coverage of its new East Lane Re cat bond and extend the length of the cover to five years, sister publication Trading Risk revealed last week.
  • Hannover Re has placed 25 percent more retro limit via its K quota share sidecar, sister publication Trading Risk reported earlier this month.