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  • New capital muscles into the reinsurance business

    12 July 2013

    Hedge funds, pension funds and wealth managers are among the newer investors reshaping the way that reinsurance operates and prices risk. These non-traditional investors like the returns available and the lack of correlation with other capital markets. But do they fully appreciate the risks? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • XL Group's McGavick to chair Geneva Association

    06 June 2013

    Nikolaus von Bomhard steps down after reaching four-year limit

  • ORSA is biggest challenge for North American CROs

    25 March 2013

    Economic capital also set to occupy CROs, E&Y survey finds

  • Liberty Mutual reports $886m Sandy loss

    05 March 2013

    While Amlin reduces its reinsurance spend for 2013

  • Solvency II delay "golden opportunity" to sort out run-off and APH

    27 February 2013

    European insurers have potential to be over-reserved compared to US, says Ruxley

  • Sandy swells Q4 loss for AIG

    22 February 2013

    Storm was second largest single catastrophe event for US insurer

  • RenRe, Allstate and PartnerRe report Q4 profits despite Sandy losses

    07 February 2013

    But a Q4 loss for Argo and The Hanover

  • Hannover Re hit by €261m Sandy loss

    14 January 2013

    But profit is unchanged

  • Sandy to cost Lloyd's up to $2.5bn

    19 December 2012

    Catlin expects a $200m hit