- Reactions News
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18th May 2012 19.40 pm
Q1 a positive start for US P/C firms: Moody’s
US property/casualty insurers had a positive first quarter of 2012, with net income up 70% on last year’s first quarter.
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18th May 2012 15.20 pm
Lloyd’s guns for emerging markets growth
Analysis: The London market unveiled its Lloyd’s Vision 2025 last Friday, signalling it is looking to emerging markets in Latin America and Asia to fuel international growth over the next decade and beyond, while seeking to safeguard its London core from regulatory threats.
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18th May 2012 13.40 pm
US extends Flood Insurance Program
Congress has voted to temporarily extend the US National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
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18th May 2012 09.20 am
DLA Piper recruits two more from Dewey
The global law firm has boosted its numbers in Hong Kong with the recruitment of two further partners from Dewey & LeBoeuf.
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17th May 2012 19.00 pm
Long Point III cat bond being readied
New ILS deal for US insurance group Travelers gets Standard & Poor’s rating.
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17th May 2012 16.40 pm
IAG considering selling UK operations
Options for IAG’s UK business include improving its performance, refining its focus to only motor, or selling part of or all of it.
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17th May 2012 16.40 pm
Dog bites cost insurers $479m in 2011
State Farm alone paid more than $109m in dog bite claims.
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17th May 2012 16.40 pm
Aviva CEO search to take rest of year
UK insurer to review all its business units, and John MacFarlane to be deputy chairman while search for new CEO goes on.
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17th May 2012 16.40 pm
AM Best opens office in DIFC
Rating agency opens for business in the Dubai International Finance Centre.
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17th May 2012 16.10 pm
Interview: Qatar Financial Centre Authority
Shashank Srivastava, acting CEO of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority, is confident that infrastructure and energy projects and strong growth in other areas will make Qatar increasingly attractive.
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17th May 2012 15.30 pm
Interview with the Qatar Financial Centre Authority
Shashank Srivastava, acting CEO of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority, is confident that infrastructure and energy projects and strong growth in other areas will make Qatar increasingly attractive.
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17th May 2012 14.40 pm
Catlin sees premiums rise 12%
The Bermudian reinsurer says a combination of new business from international operations and rate improvements have borne growth in the first quarter.
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17th May 2012 09.50 am
Aerospace market boosted by low accident levels
The sector remains strong according to initial figures from the first quarter of the year, Aon said.
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17th May 2012 09.20 am
Aerospace market benefitting from low accident levels
The sector remains strong according to initial figures from the first quarter of the year, Aon said.
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17th May 2012 08.20 am
Assured posts Q1 loss, settles with Deutsche
Assured Guaranty has posted a net loss of $483m for the first quarter of 2012.
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17th May 2012 05.10 am
MPLI outperforming wider P/C market: Fitch
The US medical professional liability insurance market said to be displaying conservative incurred losses in a Fitch report.
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17th May 2012 01.20 am
Latin America Re/Insurance Forum photos
View photos from the inaugural Latin America Re/Insurance Forum held in Miami on May 9, including the keynote address from Starr Companies’ Hank Greenberg.
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17th May 2012 01.20 am
LatAm regulatory changes challenge market
Reinsurance rule changes in Brazil and Argentina are affecting international reinsurers’ approaches to these countries in different ways, according to a regulatory panel at the inaugural Latin America Re/Insurance Forum held by Reactions on May 9.
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16th May 2012 21.30 pm
Photos from Latin America Re/Insurance Forum
View photos from the inaugural Latin America Re/Insurance Forum held in Miami on May 9, including the keynote address from Starr Companies’ Hank Greenberg.
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16th May 2012 21.30 pm
New drivers of LatAm insurance M&A emerging
Latin America is experiencing a number of trends that may spark insurance mergers and acquisitions.
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16th May 2012 21.30 pm
Hank Greenberg gives keynote address at Miami re/insurance forum
Asia and Latin America driving growth, says Hank Greenberg, but there remain concerns over regulation and nationalisation of foreign firms.
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16th May 2012 21.30 pm
Brazil, Argentina regulatory changes challenge market
Reinsurance rule changes in Brazil and Argentina are affecting international reinsurers’ approaches to these countries in different ways, according to a regulatory panel at the inaugural Latin America Re/Insurance Forum held by Reactions on May 9.
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16th May 2012 21.30 pm
Asia cats to hit LatAm reinsurance renewals
Cedants in Latin America are likely to see their pricing come under pressure as a result of reinsurers’ natural catastrophe losses in Asia-Pacific in 2011.
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16th May 2012 17.00 pm
Expenses push Markel combined ratio to 100%
US insurer Markel has posted net income per share of $5.92 for the first quarter of 2012, up from $0.85 for the same period of last year.
