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Life Re London 2026: Access to private credit will give PRT insurers competitive edge

Balance sheet optimisation will become "more and more important"

Resolution Life raises $750m in debut AT1 issue

Life re/insurance group claims first in Bermuda market

US mortgage lenders are underestimating impact of soaring insurance costs

One percentage point rise in insurance premiums is associated with a 1.05 percentage point increase in foreclosure rates

German insurtech Wefox raises $110m, now valued at $4.5bn

Swiss Re's innovative $1.15bn retrocession deal to bring capital benefits

Reinsurer secures of cover via a hybrid of bank finance and ILS

Shape up "or get out" John Neal tells underperforming Lloyd's syndicates

Lloyd's average combined ratio was 92% in H1 2021

US insurers silent on dividend cuts

Insurance regulators applying greater scrutiny to insurer capital amid Covid-19 downturn

US mid-term elections create uncertainty for global economy

Trade remains a wildcard, but positives noted for infrastructure

Analysts decry SFCRs as "not fit for their purpose"

Prediction that regulation will play second fiddle to ratings agencies

Lloyd's appoints ex-Marsh chief as chairman

Bruce Carnegie-Brown replaces John Nelson