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"A big shift towards insurers focusing on customer outcomes"
02 January 2014PwC's Jonathan Howe recalls the major talking points of 2013 and sets out insurers' challenges for 2014
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Property cat reinsurance renewal rates fall 11%
30 December 2013Pricing dropped across all major territories for first time in over a decade, according to Guy Carpenter
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AM Best holds ratings on insurers with excess US terrorism exposure
20 December 2013Uncertain future for US terrorism risk insurance programme
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NAIC approves four countries for reduced reinsurer collateral
19 December 2013Conditional qualification for Bermuda, Germany, Switzerland and the UK
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ILS warning added to Eiopa's financial stability report
12 December 2013"Search for yield" behaviour and VIF monetisations under scrutiny too
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Reinsurance pricing to drop after quiet hurricane season
03 December 2013Any extra profit from low catastrophe payouts likely to be returned to investors in 2014, says Fitch
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Non-life re/insurance premiums to grow in 2014 says Swiss Re
29 November 2013Life reinsurance premiums expected to diminish in mature markets however
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PIC reinsures £1.4bn of longevity risk
25 November 2013Bulk annuity provider managed longevity exposure after bumper 2013
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S&P raises outlook on Scor as ERM strengthens
22 November 2013Continues Scor's eight-year unbroken run of positive rating moves
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Blue Capital Reinsurance raises $125m in IPO
13 November 2013Bermudian reinsurance holding company launched on NYSE