Recent deals highlight the rush by Europes time-honored insurers to get in on the technology thats changing financial services on Wall Street.

Hurricane Matthew will have a limited impact on the years-long decline in rates for reinsurance, according to industry representatives, who predict primary insurers will push back against price increases at the start of 2017.

Insured losses range from $2.2 billion to $6.8 billion for the U.S. and from $600 million to $2 billion for the Caribbean.

Reinsurers, forced to cut prices for four years in a row, should target brokers fees as the industry seeks to reduce costs, according to Lloyds of London Chairman John Nelson.

Axis would be drawn to an insurer or reinsurer that would allow it to expand selective business lines and create a more efficient underwriting platform.

While premiums drop as automation makes driving safer, there will be new risks.

It wont take another Hurricane Katrina for reinsurers to face losses from covering the cost of storms and earthquakes.

Banks in Asia have been negotiating partnerships as demand for insurance products rises among the regions increasingly wealthy population.