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Asian solvency reforms - part 1
10 May 2013Asian 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
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RMS opens platform to third-party cat modellers
09 May 2013Working with Eqecat, JBA and Aon Benfield, among others
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Cat bond returns have doubled over 12 months
18 April 2013Slow start to first quarter but activity picked up in February, says Aon Benfield
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Ebix buys Qatarlyst
10 April 2013Insurance software provider is "ideal partner", says e-trading exchange
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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%