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Eqecat's Paul Little: client expectations are rising
09 April 2013Paul Little says his promotion to president of catastrophe modelling firm Eqecat was unexpected, but his experience in the sales side of the business, as well as 25 years in reinsurance broking, stand him in good stead to take the helm and focus on efforts to be "at the forefront of transparency," he tells Lorna Davies
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Surge of reinsurance capital to reshape financial structures
09 April 2013Aon Benfield reports industry capital at record $505bn in 2012
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ILS pricing down 70% at April renewals
03 April 2013At its lowest since 1992, says Aon Benfield
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PartnerRe sets up sidecar
26 March 2013Lorenz Re capitalised with $75m
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Impact Forecasting adds cat scenario models
11 March 2013Superstorm Sandy, Thai flood, Japanese tsunami and European windstorm now included
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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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ABI lends support to Aon's flood pool
27 February 2013UK insurers would pay a levy into Flood Re
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Cat modellers set out their platforms
26 February 2013For Eqecat, AIR and RMS, the future is platforms and the promise to give clients more model transparency and control. Open-architecture initiatives such as Oasis are also gearing up. Lorna Davies details the developments
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L&G agrees largest ever UK longevity deal
21 February 2013Swap insures against BAE Systems' pensioners living longer than expected
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Oasis roll-out gathers pace
30 January 2013Cat model framework looking for four more players to sign up