July 2014/1

Integro's board and investors are fully behind the strategy to continue building an independent, privately owned broker as it delivers strong top-line growth and improving margins, according to new chairman John Clements

Reinsurance capital grew by 2.7 percent in the first quarter of 2014 to reach a new record high of $555bn, according to reinsurance broker Aon Benfield

Tasty summer hailstorm loss served up by France, Belgium and Germany

Munich Re, Allianz, AIG and Ace are among the downstream energy carriers set to take significant hits after a major fire at Russian oil company Rosneft's Achinsk refinery, sister title Inside FAC revealed

After a brutal period in which casualty treaty ceding commissions have swollen dramatically, the mid-year renewals have shown some signs that the rate of softening is easing off, according to Willis Re head of global casualty lines Andrew Newman

After 18 months of wounding catastrophe rate reductions, whose impact has thus far been masked by the absence of major losses, reinsurers are wondering when it will all end

Travelers tops up cheaply while Ace is aggressive...

Australian mega-cedant Suncorp has again demonstrated its ruthless approach to reinsurance purchasing by slashing the panel of reinsurers on its A$5bn cat treaty

Reinsurers taking on UK cat risk at 1 July did so at pricing that was 30 percent down on 2012/13 levels after swingeing reductions

Floridian start-up uses savings to buy more

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