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By Robert Gallagher |
December 15, 2011
Marine insurers are used to managing change brought on by new technology, economic turbulence or political volatility. But the number, breadth and complexity of the challenges confronting the industry today can appear daunting to even the most experienced underwriter.
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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.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 16, 2011
Aon Benfield says global reinsurance capital declined by more than 6 percent in the first quarter of this year.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 25, 2011
As a pair of global reinsurers issued loss estimates in the billions for the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami, a Moody’s report indicates that commercial property and casualty insurers could take the biggest hit both in losses and credit worthiness from the event.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 16, 2011
Modeler EQECAT has come up with an insured loss estimate of between $12 billion and $25 billion for what is now being called the Tohoku earthquake in Japan, as ACE Ltd. and SCOR have released individual preliminary estimates of their losses due to the magnitude 9.0 March 11 quake.
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By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 15, 2010
Lloyd's Market Franchise Board gave its "in principle" approval for the creation of Syndicate 2015, SCOR announced.
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By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 3, 2010
Lloyd's Market Franchise Board gave its "in principle" approval for the creation of Syndicate 2015, SCOR announced.
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By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 1, 2010
Standard & Poor's has raised its outlook of SCOR SE to "positive" from "stable," citing the "positive momentum in SCOR's financial profile."
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 10, 2010
Reinsurers are increasingly looking to find a home in Europe as companies remain concerned about Bermuda's status with regard to tax legislation in the United States, according to Standard and Poor's.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 9, 2010
Reinsurers are increasingly looking to find a home in Europe as companies remain concerned about Bermuda's status with regard to tax legislation in the United States, according to Standard and Poor's.