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Hannover Re incurs €64m loss from hailstorm Andreas
17 October 2013Industry losses estimated at €2.5bn
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Swiss Re to acquire stake in FWD Group
16 October 2013Swiss reinsurer will invest up to $425m into the Asian insurance business
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Axa places €350m cat bond
16 October 2013The windstorm catastrophe bond is the largest euro-denominated issuance to date
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Investors welcome Swiss Re's solvency/hurricane contingent debt
09 October 2013Reinsurer may repeat issuance for other perils
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Swiss Re takes $240m hit from July hailstorms
23 September 2013Estimates industry-wide insured losses at $2.0bn-2.7bn
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Reinsurers and brokers steeled for "post-convergence" markets
10 September 2013The rise of alternative capital has been the talking point at this year's reinsurance Rendez-vous in Monte Carlo. The $45bn currently in play could double in next three years, but what will be the effect on pricing and how reinsurers and brokers operate? Christopher Cundy reports
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Munich Re acquires RenRe's weather risk unit
03 September 2013RenRe Energy Advisors sold for "mid double-digit million" dollars
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The risks that we most worry about
27 August 2013A poor economy is the biggest fear for the French, while the Chinese are most concerned about climate change and pollution. These are two of the findings from Swiss Re's global survey of risk perceptions, designed to open a dialogue about risks and how society tackles them in future. David Cole explains
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Cats cost insurers below-average $20bn in first half
21 August 2013Floods main cause of losses, says Swiss Re; cat bonds performing well as Atlantic hurricane season enters peak period
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Swiss Re claims "minimal impact" from July renewals
08 August 2013But catastrophes take toll on P&C business