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The blurred boundaries between the traditional roles of carriers, reinsurers and brokers should be embraced as an opportunity by reinsurers rather than being seen as a threat, according to Brian Duperreault
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Insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance in 2014 is still likely to break the record despite a quiet third quarter, Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA) said in its latest report on the market
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The soft reinsurance market is promoting a "risk-on mentality" among Florida domestic insurers (FDIs), according to Heritage Insurance chairman and CEO Bruce Lucas
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A panel of reinsurance buyers at the Trading Risk New York Rendez-Vous said that despite increasing talk of a two-tier market, they were keen to maintain a broad base of counterparties on their placements
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Aon Benfield Securities CEO Paul Schultz has predicted an acceleration of alternative capital flowing directly to insureds, following the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's shift towards collateralised protection and the launch of the MetroCat bond
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European reinsurers are positioned to perform in line with expectations despite the tough rating environment, according to AM Best
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The (re)insurance industry is in danger of missing out on opportunities if it becomes too fixated on battling with alternative capital, Swiss Re CEO Michel Liès has warned
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Industry loss compiler Property Claims Services (PCS) has declared Q3 2014 the quietest third quarter in the past ten years.
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Traditional players in the reinsurance industry must become more consumer-focused if they are to respond to the threat of alternative capital providers, Ace's European president Andrew Kendrick has warned
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Aon Global Re Specialty estimates show that trading of US-linked industry loss warranties (ILWs) by volume dropped about 10 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2014.
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Validus subsidiary AlphaCat is set to add a new passively managed cat bond-only fund to its suite of products, sister publication Trading Risk understands.
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State-backed UK flood reinsurer Flood Re has released a tender to appoint a retrocession broker, according to UK trade body the Association of British Insurers
