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Reinsurance is pivotal to keeping insurers going in the wake of such as major insurable disasters as hurricanes and wildfires. This is where insurance professionals will find the information they need about the state of the insurance industry, managing risks, and how to navigate the most impactful events of our time.
Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, expects to beat its 2012 net profit target of $3.1 billion after rising premiums and improved underwriting performance boosted the German group's quarterly earnings.
Second-quarter profit at Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway Inc. fell about 9 percent on derivative losses, while insignificant catastrophe losses restored positive underwriting result in the conglomerates insurance operations.
Four reinsurers posted positive numbers for the second quarter of this year as a benign catastrophe season helped lift net income considerably over last years second quarter.
Hedge fund heavyweight David Einhorn's reinsurance business, Greenlight Capital Re Ltd, on Tuesday warned that other insurers were making "irrational" deals in Florida in the face of heavy competition.
Despite 2011 castastrophe losses, the reinsurance sector ended the year with a dedicated capital position that was slightly up at around $178 billion. Examining the premium assumed from non-affiliates, PC360 has ranked the top 25 U.S. reinsurers for 2011.
Two Bermuda insurers reported positive earnings for the second quarter of this year, with substantially better earnings over last year.
Insurers are considering riskier investment strategies to boost disappointing returns, a survey notes, but analysts contend that regulators might have objections depending on the carrier in question.
Traditional reinsurance poses no threat to global financial stability, but the industry should still be closely watched because of its peripheral involvement in potentially risky activities, regulators said on Wednesday.
Traditional reinsurance poses no threat to global financial stability, but the industry should still be closely watched because of its peripheral involvement in potentially risky activities, regulators said on Wednesday.
All indicators point to continued firming of the insurance and reinsurance markets for the rest of this year into next, as underwriting margins continue to deteriorate and investments deliver lackluster returns, an analysts report says.
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