July 2018/3

While reinsurers are benefiting from low cats, pricing fundamentals remain weak.

Families can drive you crazy.

London (re)insurers have so far managed to avoid job cuts, but some tough decisions now lie ahead.

Is the London market MGA bubble about to burst?

Concerns persist that some of the rules could prove a burden for smaller intermediaries.

There were positive share price changes over the quarter from only 13 companies in the index.

Including cat bonds issued via Everglades Re, the ILS share of the overall placement rose to 58 percent.

Panellists at the Managing General Agents’ Association conference said the need to bring capital closer to risk means ILS funds and reinsurers will gravitate towards direct business.

Cal Phoenix Re has an initial target size of $200mn.

With a strategic review in process, could Maiden face activist pressures like its sister company AmTrust?