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  • Re/insurers recalibrate California wildfire risk strategy

    19 August 2019

    Insured losses from the 2017-18 California wildfire season hit $33bn

  • S&P calls for greater 'silent cyber' focus

    08 August 2019

    Reinsurers could capitalise on the potential of the cyber-insurance market but must be proactive

  • Gulf Islamic insurers face consolidation from tighter capital rules

    17 July 2019

    S&P Global Ratings says Saudi Arabian regulator plans to hike capital requirements to SAR 500m

  • S&P to reframe ERM criteria in insurance ratings

    07 December 2018

    The rating agency says changes will simplify process and improve transparency

  • A false dawn for restricted tier 1 debt?

    09 September 2016

    The market for restricted tier 1 debt took off last month with an issue by Gjensidige, but may remain subdued for as long as the Solvency II grandfathering provisions last. Hugo Coelho reports

  • Fed rules pose liquidity challenge for AIG and Pru

    08 June 2016

    Financial sector securities may be excluded from "highly liquid" category