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New York quizzes reinsurers on compliance with Iran sanctions
25 July 2013Firms face fines and bans for breaching new rules
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Zurich collaborates on flood resilience research
25 July 2013Enters multi-year collaboration with US and Austrian academics
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Insurers urge no reporting in Solvency II's preparation phase
24 July 2013Responses to Eiopa's consultation on the 2014-2016 preparation phase for Solvency II have come back with a strong message that the reporting is too burdensome and the ORSA should be stripped of its quantitative elements. Christopher Cundy reports
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Bermudian insurers should escape Solvency II interim measures
23 July 2013Eiopa's preparation guidelines unclear on third-country supervision
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Cat bonds record second highest H2 total
22 July 2013Expanding investor base driving demand, says Swiss Re
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Nine global systemically important insurers named
19 July 2013The Financial Stability Board's designation of systemically risky insurers has brought howls of protest from the industry, but the impact on the nine firms is not easy to gauge. Christopher Cundy reports
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MetLife in line for systemically important designation
18 July 2013CEO says firm is no threat to financial system
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Axis estimates tornado, hailstorm and flood losses
18 July 2013Pre-tax losses from cat and weather events for Q2 of $140m
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New capital muscles into the reinsurance business
12 July 2013Hedge funds, pension funds and wealth managers are among the newer investors reshaping the way that reinsurance operates and prices risk. These non-traditional investors like the returns available and the lack of correlation with other capital markets. But do they fully appreciate the risks? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Twelve Capital hires leading risk management academic
12 July 2013Markus Stricker joins Swiss insurance investment firm