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JLT prioritises US growth to capitalise on specialty momentum
Broker says US business is also helping drive opportunities from global client base in other regions
Investors have reason to be wary as IRB Brasil Re heads for long-awaited IPO
Axis Capital acquires Novae
Reaction and Analysis
Axis Capital to acquire Novae for $604m
Bermudian group pays 20% premium for Lloyd's insurer as it seeks specialty growth
Novae's 1.5 sale multiple is good compared to recent deals
Novae CEO Matthew Fosh has secured a strong sale price for the business, even though it's well off Amlin's eye-popping multiple
Novae must maintain agility to capitalise on Axis scale
'Agility and focus' have got Novae this far. Retaining this agility as part of Axis will be critical to its future success
Axis tilts further towards specialty insurance business with Novae
Nearly two-thirds of Axis Capital's business will be insurance business following completion
Benchimol: Novae acquisition 'a new milestone' in evolution of Axis Capital
Acquisition a 'rare opportunity' to accelerate group's strategy of developing specialty insurance business
Regulars
New London disaster centre hailed as 'game changer' in extending reach of insurance
'Brexit has echoes of the Y2K panic - but the insurance industry must still prepare'
Liiba's Croft: 'London's biggest challenge is developing products customers actually want'
The biggest threat facing the London market is not "Uberisation", but its inability to come up with a solution for its customers' main risks, says the chief executive of Liiba
Markets
Specialty risks sit at the heart of the Lloyd’s and London markets, and the market’s capability to innovate to continue to meet more specialised risk transfer needs will determine its long-term sustainability
Global reinsurance margins are under pressure but demand for the product remains stable. Reinsurers are facing an increasing need to differentiate their value proposition as they seek to retain core clients and maintain market relevance
Insurers are looking to new markets and classes of insurance as they strive to maintain growth against the headwinds of soft market conditions in established markets
Opinion
Reserving remains a concern within the US market
Graham Village
Results continued to fall in first quarter
Margins are shrinking in Bermuda's traditional lines
Michael Faulkner
Companies are searching for fresh opportunities
Hot Topics
Lloyd’s and London market insurers will be deploying a number of strategies to ensure disruption to trade with the European Union is minimised post-Brexit, against a backdrop of huge uncertainty over future access to the EU market
Cyber is the fastest growing class of business in the London market, but underlying cyber risks impact all classes. The market faces the dual challenge of seizing the growth opportunities presented while also effectively managing its exposures
Innovation is critical to the future growth of re/insurers across all key markets, amid an evolving risk landscape which requires the development of new products and risk solutions
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Direct property capacity builds as Bermuda carriers seek differentiation
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