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NewsBaden Baden 2020 latest conference to be pulled
The Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting is the latest industry gathering to be cancelled because of the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Baden-Baden organisers to make decision on 2020 event by “end May”
The organisers of the annual October Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting will decide whether this year’s event will take place by the end of next month.
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Life vs non-life run-off: a tale of two markets
As legacy transactions creep higher up the German political agenda, Compre’s head of business generation and MD of Germany and Austria, Philipp Kleyser, describes the benefits of run-off transactions for (re)insurers and governments…
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Swiss Re’s Baertschi on navigating changing market dynamics
Despite the difficulties that often accompany change, Swiss Re is ready to embrace the market’s shifting dynamics to uncover growth and advancement, according to Swiss Re’s CEO of reinsurance for the EMEA region, Urs Baertschi.
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Human assets in legacy transfer
While media coverage tends to focus on structure and reserve quantum, talent is the cornerstone of a successful legacy business transfer, Stephen Roberts, head of claims at RiverStone Europe, tells The Insurer .
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CCR Re’s Montador on weathering the European geopolitical storm
In a European economic environment characterized by lower for longer interest rates, geopolitical tensions and a restructuring reinsurance market, The Insurer speaks to Laurent Montador, deputy CEO of CCR Re, to discuss how the open market reinsurance arm of state-backed CCR is positioning itself to meet the challengechallenge.
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Legacy matures in continental markets
Driven by low premium rates in the insurance market, low interest rates across the board and disruption caused by newer technologies, the legacy market is now undergoing a period of significant growth, Alex Roth, head of M A at Darag Group tells The Insurer .
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Record catastrophe years have been catalyst for seamless automation
After the major loss years of 2017 and 2018, Aon’s head of Impact Forecasting, Adam Podlaha, explained how the development of more efficient underwriting and modelling systems underpinned by seamless automated pricing algorithms are the silver lining to the costly nat cat storm clouds that still linger over the industry. ...
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Managing the winds of change in the reinsurance market
The drop off in ILS capacity and the significantly tighter retro market is likely to have a profound impact on reinsurer behaviour at 1.1, according to James Boyce, CEO of Global Specialties at Guy Carpenter. He talks to The Insurer about the outlook for 1.1, the changing dynamics in the ...
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Xceedance enables growth for insurance organisations
Travis MacMillian, chief business officer at Xceedance talks to The Insurer about the role the firm plays as a strategic resource for insurance organisations.
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Distributed Ledger Technology – the next frontier is here
David Edwards, CEO of ChainThat, explains the evolution of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in insurance, addresses some misconceptions, and discusses the necessary collaboration for adoption of DLT to support efficiency and profitability in the (re)insurance ecosystem.
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Lloyd’s “concerned” over US casualty losses
The Corporation of Lloyd’s is concerned over the emergence of large losses in the US casualty market, Jon Hancock, Lloyd’s performance management director has revealed.
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The C-word on everybody’s lips
As European carriers gear up for 1.1 renewals, The Insurer examines the factors at play in the casualty reinsurance market and looks across the pond to the US where a hardening market is showing signs of sustainability.
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Aon silent cyber reinsurance offering gains traction
Aon has seen meaningful traction in its RenaissanceRe-led cross class cat cover for silent cyber with limit placed of more than $400mn and a strong pipeline of orders, The Insurer can reveal.
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Munich Re bullish on European rate hardening at 1:1
German reinsurer Munich Re has said it expects the continued presence of lower-for-longer interest rates, renewed underwriting discipline and a need for carriers to generate a positive return for investors to drive upward rate momentum at the upcoming January renewals.
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Baden-Baden 2019: Tuesday edition
Welcome to the third day of our coverage from the 2019 Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting!
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How public sector partnerships can build resilience and close the protection gap
Guy Carpenter’s head of public sector EMEA, Ruth Lux, discusses the increasingly important role the (re)insurance industry can play in relieving the burden on taxpayers by providing certainty for global government entities through public sector partnerships.
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European reinsurance rates to rise at 1.1: Munich Re, Hannover Re
Lower-for-longer interest rates, renewed underwriting discipline and a need for carriers to generate a positive return for investors will drive upward rate momentum at the upcoming January renewals, according to Munich Re.
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The balancing act
TigerRisk’s head of North American reinsurance Wade Gulbransen on navigating a changing reinsurance landscape…
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Data sharing and innovation essential for tackling “intangibles” challenge
The (re)insurance sector must better adopt technology and collaborate on market-wide data sharing and standards if it is to develop cover for intangible risks, speakers at the Guy Carpenter Baden-Baden symposium said yesterday.
