Archive

  • Reinsurance is flexible and cost-effective for Solvency II capital needs

    02 April 2015

    There are other advantages, too, over equity and hybrid capital, which are more complex to issue, as Peter Bärnreuther and Norbert Kuschel describe

  • Sun Life claims first Canadian longevity swap

    04 March 2015

    Insurer takes on C$5bn of pension fund liabilities and buys reinsurance from Scor and RGA

  • 2014's nat cats cost insurers $31bn

    07 January 2015

    Losses are 20% lower than in 2013 says Munich Re

  • Risk of Asian flood losses widespread says Guy Carpenter

    30 October 2014

    Population concentration in flood-prone areas increasing risk

  • Targeting reinsurance systemic risk

    23 October 2014

    All eyes are on the FSB's forthcoming update of G-SIIs, which is expected to include reinsurers for the first time. Marcus Alcock looks at who might be on the list and what the implications are for the market

  • $100bn event would not be solvency issue says Zurich

    15 August 2014

    Kerner highlights plentiful capacity

  • H1 nat cat losses $17bn says Munich Re

    10 July 2014

    Well below 10 year average

  • World Bank in debut cat bond issuance

    01 July 2014

    Covers Caribbean quake and cyclone risks

  • Levy takes reinsurance helm at Munich Re America

    30 June 2014

    Pina Alba to join board of management

  • China to be third largest primary insurance market by 2020

    20 May 2014

    Only the US and Japan will be bigger