Archive

  • Asian solvency reforms - part 1

    10 May 2013

    Asian insurance markets have been growing fast, in terms of both their size and sophistication, and national supervisors are responding to the international pressure to improve their prudential regulatory regimes. Developments in Hong Kong, China and Singapore are covered in this first part

  • RMS opens platform to third-party cat modellers

    09 May 2013

    Working with Eqecat, JBA and Aon Benfield, among others

  • Cat bond returns have doubled over 12 months

    18 April 2013

    Slow start to first quarter but activity picked up in February, says Aon Benfield

  • Ebix buys Qatarlyst

    10 April 2013

    Insurance software provider is "ideal partner", says e-trading exchange

  • Eqecat's Paul Little: client expectations are rising

    09 April 2013

    Paul 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

  • Surge of reinsurance capital to reshape financial structures

    09 April 2013

    Aon Benfield reports industry capital at record $505bn in 2012

  • ILS pricing down 70% at April renewals

    03 April 2013

    At its lowest since 1992, says Aon Benfield

  • PartnerRe sets up sidecar

    26 March 2013

    Lorenz Re capitalised with $75m

  • Impact Forecasting adds cat scenario models

    11 March 2013

    Superstorm Sandy, Thai flood, Japanese tsunami and European windstorm now included

  • US insurers to hold $23bn more capital if ratings agency revises model

    27 February 2013

    AM Best proposes lowering discount rate for non-life reserves from 5% to 4%