Archive

  • Swiss Re to acquire stake in FWD Group

    16 October 2013

    Swiss reinsurer will invest up to $425m into the Asian insurance business

  • Axa places €350m cat bond

    16 October 2013

    The windstorm catastrophe bond is the largest euro-denominated issuance to date

  • Investors welcome Swiss Re's solvency/hurricane contingent debt

    09 October 2013

    Reinsurer may repeat issuance for other perils

  • Swiss Re takes $240m hit from July hailstorms

    23 September 2013

    Estimates industry-wide insured losses at $2.0bn-2.7bn

  • Reinsurers and brokers steeled for "post-convergence" markets

    10 September 2013

    The 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

  • Munich Re acquires RenRe's weather risk unit

    03 September 2013

    RenRe Energy Advisors sold for "mid double-digit million" dollars

  • The risks that we most worry about

    27 August 2013

    A 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

  • Cats cost insurers below-average $20bn in first half

    21 August 2013

    Floods main cause of losses, says Swiss Re; cat bonds performing well as Atlantic hurricane season enters peak period

  • Swiss Re claims "minimal impact" from July renewals

    08 August 2013

    But catastrophes take toll on P&C business

  • DeLemps takes CRO role at Endurance

    29 July 2013

    Adds risk management to underwriting responsibilities