
Reinsurance

Climate change and ESG top agenda as Latin American underwriters gather in Rio
With the Fides conference recommencing after a four-year hiatus, the sector faces mounting pressure from investors, regulators and public opinion amid rising catastrophe losses and an increased focus on sustainability

Aon names Fraccalvieri as Emea facultative leader
Nicola Fraccalvieri re-joins global broker from Guy Carpenter, where he was head of continental Europe facultative

Fides voices 'concern' over Argentina’s insurance woes
Import tax on reinsurance transactions will be applied retrospectively to treaty and facultative contracts

Isherwood exits Swiss Re following restructure
Chief executive of Swiss Re’s Americas reinsurance business to step down at the end of the month

Tiernan chastises ‘moronic’ approach to D&O
Poor underwriting has continued in the class and voluntary pullback is expected, Lloyd’s chief of markets says

Miller establishes Apac treaty reinsurance team
Broker hires Lockton Re executive Richard Broad to support reinsurance expansion across the region

Brit swings to $257m profit in H1
Specialty carrier books 93.3% combined ratio in the first six months of the year, as quant syndicate Ki drives premium growth

Reinsurers on target to deliver mid-teens capital return: Gallagher Re's Kerton
Reinsurers’ focus is now on achieving rates that at least match inflation on a risk-adjusted basis, broker's UK chief executive Ian Kerton says

Insurers 'developing more consistent view of systemic cyber risk'
Consistent approach to systemic events needed to help insurers develop their own niches and areas of expertise, CyberCube says

This is not a real hard market: Munich Re’s Winter
Industry experiencing a ‘re-baselining’ amid reduced commitment from alternative capital, German reinsurer’s North American chief says

Cyber reinsurance buyers consider event covers
As insurers becoming more comfortable with cyber risk they are increasingly thinking about retaining more of their book, Guy Carpenter’s co-head of cyber says

Facultative cover being used 'strategically': Everest’s Izzo
Bermuda-based carrier’s facultative and hybrid business set for growth as global client initiative boosts distribution
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