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S&P raises outlook on Scor as ERM strengthens
22 November 2013Continues Scor's eight-year unbroken run of positive rating moves
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Blue Capital Reinsurance raises $125m in IPO
13 November 2013Bermudian reinsurance holding company launched on NYSE
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Asia's reinsurance market less bullish about growth
06 November 2013Regional economic slowdown set to erode confidence
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Will RMS(one) be the one?
01 November 2013The one system to manage all cat exposures and risks, that is. Early testers are enthusiastic, but RMS's claims for its new platform will take some time to assess, and the cost of using it could be a hindrance. Christopher Cundy reports
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Hannover Re incurs €64m loss from hailstorm Andreas
17 October 2013Industry losses estimated at €2.5bn
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Axa places €350m cat bond
16 October 2013The windstorm catastrophe bond is the largest euro-denominated issuance to date
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Understand, don't blend, cat models
11 October 2013The changes afoot in insurance markets make an "own view of risk" essential to the future of today's firms – and the best approach is not through blending of catastrophe models, argues Mike Duffy
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JLT to pay $250m for Towers Watson's reinsurance brokerage
20 September 2013Merger with JLT Re to "restore client choice" to reinsurance market, says Dominic Burke
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Reinsurers and brokers steeled for "post-convergence" markets
10 September 2013The rise of alternative capital has been the talking point at this year's reinsurance Rendez-vous in Monte Carlo. The $45bn currently in play could double in next three years, but what will be the effect on pricing and how reinsurers and brokers operate? Christopher Cundy reports
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New capital may produce systemic risk, warns Lloyd's chairman
05 September 2013Capital must remain "properly attached" to underlying transaction, says John Nelson