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• Bermuda Players See Big Potential Upside Of Massive Cat Losses

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 4, 2011

  Catastrophe-loss hits—and the added potential price-moving impetus of a catastrophe model change—were front and center as management teams for half of the players in the Bermuda market disclosed first-half losses and strategies for preserving capital to take advantage of a Jan. 1 pricing upturn.

• Reports Show P&C Capital Declining, But Still Strong

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com, Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 23, 2011

  Property and casualty excess capital remains robust, although it has declined since July 2010, an analysis shows, while a separate analysis strictly on reinsurers shows a 6 percent decline in capital for the 2011 first quarter as companies contend with, among other issues, insured catastrophe losses.

• P&C Excess Capital Still Strong, but Down From July 2010

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 22, 2011

  The property and casualty industry still has “robust” excess capital, but not as much as July 2010, according an analysis by Morgan Stanley.

• Specialty Lines Spice Up M&A Deals

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 17, 2011

  An overriding theme of the latest wave of mergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry: strategic buys of specialty-flavored books is specialization.

• PartnerRe Says $500M In Losses From Japan Quake

  By Staff Writer  |  April 14, 2011

  PartnerRe says it expects approximately $500 million in losses, pre-tax and net of retrocession and reinstatement premiums, from the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami.

• Nimble Bermuda Players Seize One-Off Opportunities, Rework Long-Term Plans

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 11, 2011

  Although the Bermuda market experienced heavy catastrophe which drove down underwriting profits, top lines were up or stable for most with one-time deals and longer-term strategic moves driving the numbers.

• Morgan Stanley Cuts Reinsurers’ 1Q EPS Estimates Based On Quake Data

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 9, 2011

  Based on property and casualty companies’ pre-announcements and other data, losses from the Feb. 22 New Zealand earthquake damages could be as much as three-times worse than the September quake in the same region, Morgan Stanley said.

• Are Medical Marijuana, Social Media The Next Big EPL Issues?

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 14, 2010

  While employers and employment practices liability insurers are currently preoccupied with fears over wage-and-hour claims,

• More Quakes Hit, As Reinsurers Tally Losses

  By Damir Grago  |  March 15, 2010

  Even before another series of earthquakes struck Chile last week, global reinsurers were tallying their losses from the Feb. 27 event and providing independent estimates of its impact for the entire insurance industry.