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Could the ILS market see a dead cat bounce?
31 July 2014The pricing of catastrophe bonds is picking up after a sustained and dramatic slump. But could it just be a summer lull before the action resumes in the autumn? Christopher Cundy asks market observers what they make of the recent trend
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Scor's strategic decisions await Solvency II model approval
31 July 2014French reinsurer posts steady set of results for first half of 2014
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Generali reaps benefits of shift to linked products
31 July 2014Linked products' premiums jumped 31.3% overall on the back of a fourfold increase in Italy
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RenRe's cat reinsurance premiums drop by a third
30 July 2014Soft market tests underwriting discipline
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UK insurers rush 'own interpretation' of Solvency II rules
29 July 2014The Association of British Insurers has compiled a confidential paper setting out the industry's reading of the Solvency II rules in a number of contentious areas, prompting an update from the regulator saying where they have got it wrong. Hugo Coelho reports
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Hiscox to shrink reinsurance book further
29 July 2014Lloyd's insurer disinclined "to squeeze the same lemon" as rates hit "unhealthy levels"
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Flood reinsurance scheme could fail to make payments in bad years
28 July 2014Moody's warns of risk of underfunding after proposals to cap government transfers
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At-retirement market to triple by 2023
28 July 2014Inflows to reach £50bn, as annuities remain substantial, predicts Towers Watson
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Admiral's Solvency II regulatory capital higher than expected
25 July 2014Analyst warning comes ahead of debut bond issuance
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Validus aided by reserve releases
25 July 2014Sees net income rise to $153.4m