Reinsurance executives gathering in Monte Carlo will be considering their response to increasingly popular alternative insurance-linked investments that are driving down prices in the industry.

According to Euler Hermes, the political risk insurance market has grown 10-20 percent over the past five years.

According to Euler Hermes, the political risk insurance market has grown 10-20 percent over the past five years.

According to sources, former Zurich CFO Pierre Wauthier and former chairman Josef Ackermann disagreed on the company's message to investors before presenting second-quarter results.