Opinion – Page 6
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AnalysisClimate risk: new PRA requirements come into force
New requirements to enhance insurers’ approaches to managing the financial risks from climate change came into effect on 15 October from the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority
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ViewpointsUse it or risk losing its benefits, warns FAIR president Albaharna
It was announced at this year’s FAIR conference event that the next FAIR event takes place in the UAE in 2021
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ViewpointsQuick Q&A with Trust Re COO Tabaja
Trust Re’s group chief operating officer Kamal Tabaja took a moment to answer GR’s questions during this week’s FAIR 2019 event for Afro-Asian re/insurance markets in Marrakech
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ViewpointsQuick Q&A with Africa Re CEO Corneille Karekezi
Africa Re’s CEO Corneille Karekezi answers GR’s questions on Chinese investment in Africa, improving reinsurance pricing and problems faced by some regional reinsurers
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News AgendaFAIR: Rates firming as regional reinsurers provide less capacity - AM Best
Regional reinsurers in trouble means less local capacity available, helping to firm up reinsurance pricing in African and Middle Eastern markets
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ViewpointsYassir Albaharna: Q&A with FAIR’s president
FAIR president Yassir Albaharna talks to GR ahead of this year’s conference in Marrakesh
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PublicationFitch Ratings Global Reinsurance Guide 2020
Fitch Ratings has released its Global Reinsurance Guide 2020. The credit rating agency’s market report can be downloaded, free to read online, here.
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AnalysisDorian provides the pre-Monte suspense for 2019
Hurricane Dorian provides this year’s pre-Monte Carlo jitters as re/insurance execs pack their bags for 2019’s Rendez-Vous de Septembre
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ViewpointsQ&A: Opportunities in Africa – closing the protection gap
Africa is a $67bn insurance market but still lacks re/insurance penetration relative to the continent’s vast risk transfer potential. Q&A in association with Afro-Asian Insurance Services, speaking with the broker’s managing director, Udai Patel
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ViewpointsMortgage reinsurance: Q&A with Capsicum’s Rance
Steven Rance, managing partner of mortgage indemnity reinsurance at Capsicum Re, explains to GR why he feels mortgage risk transfer will continue to deliver attractive margins for reinsurers
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ViewpointsUS casualty picture “not as simple as the Monte discussions suggested”
Aon’s Amanda Nguyen talks US casualty business, suggesting while some reinsurers are lightening their exposure, for others it still represents a good diversifier for catastrophe risk-heavy books
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ViewpointsHas the Future at Lloyd’s prospectus gone far enough for MGAs?
Charles Rowley, director, DA Strategy says promising ideas to cultivate innovative solutions at Lloyd’s have been identified in the manifesto, but asks why was one of the fastest growing segments not referred to more directly.
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ViewpointsOpinion: TMR result puts new shine on RenRe deal
When RenaissanceRe paid 1.02x tangible book value for Tokio Millennium, it seemed it might be due to poor performance at TMR, but the reinsurer’s final set of results might change that perception
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ViewpointsHow do I know if this is the next Lemonade… or just a lemon?
Issues re/insurers should consider for insurance technology ventures, writes Drinker Biddle & Reath partner Andrea Best
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News AgendaGreenlight diversifying amid Lloyd’s specialty scramble – CEO interview
Last year’s performance review by Lloyd’s has led to opportunities in aviation, marine and energy business, Greenlight Re’s CEO, Simon Burton, tells GR
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News AgendaNimble and niche – Q&A with a cyber market MGA
Ari Chatterjee is chief underwriting officer for Envelop Risk, a start-up MGA in Bermuda, using machine learning tools to price cyber risks, with underwriting capacity supplied by MS Amlin
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News AgendaInnovation in Middle East markets – a little less conversation, a little more action
Insurers in Middle East markets talk about launching new products, but not enough innovation follows, JLT Re’s Russell Walters told GR
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ViewpointsCollaborating on blockchain - R3 Corda
Ryan Rugg, global head of insurance for blockchain platform R3 Corda, has experience working with re/insurance sector stakeholders on blockchain projects such as Insurwave
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ViewpointsSlipcase: Learning lessons for global expansion
Alex Hearn, founder of Slipcase, discusses global expansion plans and lessons learned running the insurance online media aggregator
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ViewpointsIntelligent tech transforms insurance operations
Re/insurance is in the throes of a technology revolution. By Justin Davies
