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AM Best shifts cat risk assessment in BCAR update
10 November 2015Interest rate risk and dependence on reinsurance are the other key changes to calculation of insurer credit ratings. Asa Gibson reports
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Only 3% of P&C insurers active in ILS market
13 August 2015AM Best survey reveals low levels of penetration among primary insurers
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US ORSA comes to life
19 June 2015Before the end of the year, large US insurers will submit an ORSA report to supervisors. This represents a step change for the industry, but is likely to be just the beginning of a broader process of transformation, Hugo Coelho reports
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Solvency II transitionals fuel subordinated debt issuance
17 June 2015PRA's hardnosed approach kept UK insurers away from debt rush
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Risky expansion strategies in vogue
02 June 2015AM Best says current environment favours growth outside core expertise
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A new breed of casualty cat models
07 April 2015Modelling of a casualty or liability catastrophe has traditionally lacked the sophistication seen in the property cat world, despite its potential for harming insurers. The industry and regulators are waking up to this threat and new solutions are being developed. Christopher Cundy reports
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The three most overused phrases in insurance
02 April 2015US insurers name the buzzwords of 2014
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Alternative capital influx to continue says AM Best
13 January 2015Warns over future carrier profitability
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AM Best maintains negative reinsurance outlook
06 January 2015Highlights pressure on investment yield
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Improved model could hurt some insurers, says JLT Re
11 December 2014AM Best plans to launch revised capital adequacy ratio model in 2015