CONTENTS
INTERVIEW: STEPHEN CATLIN, CONVEX
Industry could be facing $500bn hole in its balance sheet: Convex CEO Catlin
The industry veteran claims the situation is much worse than after 9/11 and should mean an elongated hard market.
NEWS
ILS investors favour more diversified approach
Schroders ILS chair Lohmann looks at strategic initiatives to find new insurance-linked areas to invest in.
INTERVIEW: GIANFRANCO LOT, SWISS RE
Trust and contract certainty more important than ever
They are needed as demand for reinsurance is increasing despite rate increases and the hardening market.
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Disciplined approach to pricing is key for European reinsurers: Fitch
An ‘exercise in discipline’ is needed against a backdrop of low investment returns.
NEWS
Life reinsurance fares better than expected amid COVID-19 impact
Rising prices indicate start of positive P&C phase, says SCOR’s Kessler.
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Insurers that shun digitisation limit their strategic options
Digitising the insurance value chain creates the flexibility to leverage data for competitive advantage: ACORD MD.
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As the market hardens, NewRe eyes growth in Europe
The reinsurer’s overall exposure to the pandemic deemed ‘very digestible’.
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Parametric sovereign cat bonds: the way to insure the Belt and Road
Investors will increasingly benefit from intra-class diversification in ILS instruments.
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McKenzie Intelligence Services eyes growth in the US and Australasia
It has opened a sales office in the US to expand its presence on the ground.
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Pandemic creates opportunities for innovation and tech investment
There is more awareness of the importance of data and cybersecurity policies: GreenKite.
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Capital adequacy under scrutiny as market conditions invert for ratings agencies
COVID-19 losses may be lower than predicted—but beware the pandemic’s unknown tail, says Litmus.
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Property reinsurers hit by ‘Groundhog Day’ of weather-related risks
Beazley: industry spends too much time ‘looking in the pricing rear-view mirror’.
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Rate hikes are positive only if they are adequate for the underlying risk
Despite challenges, the industry is facing a broad horizon of opportunity, says Volante CEO.
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Managed services in higher demand since COVID-19
While the industry should expect upheaval and change, it will adapt: Xceedance.