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Turning liability into opportunity
28 March 2017There is growing evidence that exposure to phthalates has serious health impacts. Excluding phthalates from insurance contracts might be the natural response, but modelling the exposure could allow firms to see the risk as a business opportunity rather than a threat, as Praedicat chief executive Robert Reville tells Callum Tanner
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French life insurers lose out to election worries
27 March 2017Policyholders may be deferring investment decisions ahead of presidential vote, says AM Best
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Reinsurance buying spree continues
20 March 2017Soft market encourages European insurers, says AM Best
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The surprising inconsistency of risk appetite and risk tolerance statements
02 March 2017Dave Ingram explains how Willis Re's study of insurers' risk appetite and risk tolerance statements revealed wide differences in the concepts they express
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Lloyd's closes £300m tier 2 bond
31 January 2017Final pricing: 10-year gilts plus 330 basis points
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AIG rating in question over reserving, risk management worries
27 January 2017AM Best puts rating on review "with negative implications"
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No cheer in AM Best's reinsurance outlook
13 December 2016Low rates, dwindling reserve releases put pressure on industry
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Ironshore finds safer haven in Liberty Mutual
06 December 2016Specialty underwriter welcomes financial strength of new parent
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Estimate for US asbestos losses shoots up to $100bn
29 November 2016Industry reports more than $2bn additional losses per year
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Insurers face up to $3.5bn bill from New Zealand earthquake
18 November 2016Government scheme will help alleviate residential losses