November 2014/4

Ace buyback; Friendly M&A; Costa lot; A&H launch; Green flag; P&I push; R&Q's rescue; Blessed hire; Cat bond dispute; Commissioner joins Evercore; Down under; Airline rates up; CGSC merge...

The $1.9bn cash-and-stock deal RenaissanceRe has struck to buy fellow Bermudian Platinum leaves the door open for rival bids, according to industry analysts

One of the great complaints of investors in our sector is that we only start to act with any conviction once our default option of doing nothing ceases to be viable.

Global insurance powerhouse Allianz has issued firm order terms for its EUR1.3bn "SuperCat" treaty that will see reinsurers subject to a risk-adjusted rate reduction of around 10 percent, The Insurance Insider can reveal.