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AM Best goes negative on reinsurance sector
19 August 2014Cites poor investment yields and lower underwriting margins
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AM Best affirms Lancashire's A rating
01 July 2014Praises strong enterprise risk framework
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Hedge funds bring risk and return to reinsurance business
24 June 2014Hedge funds are changing the nature of reinsurance. The heavy emphasis on investment returns might serve them well in declining reinsurance markets, but there are risks involved with this approach. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Infrastructure insurer downgraded following Sandy woes
12 May 2014A.M. Best says Infrassure has weak risk management
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Generali places €1.25bn bond
08 January 2014Issuance was 7.5 times oversubscribed
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Guy Carpenter calculates new reinsurance capital figure
06 January 2014Estimates reinsurers held $322bn at year end
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AM Best holds ratings on insurers with excess US terrorism exposure
20 December 2013Uncertain future for US terrorism risk insurance programme
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Typhoon Haiyan insured losses estimated at $100m - or $2bn?
13 November 2013Will be a minor earnings event for reinsurers, says A.M Best
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US insurers to hold $23bn more capital if ratings agency revises model
27 February 2013AM Best proposes lowering discount rate for non-life reserves from 5% to 4%
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Sandy takes toll on US P&C earnings
07 February 2013Better results expected in 2013, says AM Best