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  • UK's Flood Re capitalised for 1 in 200-year event

    27 June 2013

    Agreement struck between government and industry to provide flood cover for at-risk property

  • US has more reservations about Solvency II than a year ago

    21 June 2013

    The federal threat to the US system of state-based insurance supervision is waning, according to Jim Donelon and Ben Nelson, the president and CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, but international pressure for reform is an ever-present danger. In a Q&A with InsuranceERM, the new officials also discuss progress on reinsurance collateral, the ORSA and principles-based reserving

  • Eiopa highlights new capital flows into reinsurance

    12 June 2013

    ILS, collateralised reinsurance and sidecars add $35bn

  • Cat bonds move from "sideshow to main tent"

    20 May 2013

    Issuance totalled $1.6bn in Q1 2013, says WCMA

  • Global P&C market to grow by 50% by 2020

    17 May 2013

    Reinsurance growth will be slower than primary, says Munich Re

  • Eiopa calls for stakeholder group members

    14 May 2013

    Applicants for re/insurance and pensions groups wanted by 23 June

  • Q-Re appoints CRO

    14 May 2013

    And 12 other senior management positions

  • RenRe's weather risk business returns to first quarter profit

    03 May 2013

    Cold winter boosts result

  • Global rate firming continues

    18 April 2013

    Increase for US but down elsewhere, says Marsh

  • Aspen Re launches capital markets division

    16 April 2013

    Brian Tobben appointed managing director