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Brexit
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Viewpoint: Solvency reform, the secondary growth objective and UK electoral risk
An impending election in the UK might introduce risk to ongoing solvency reform and delay the secondary growth that has been promised
PRA launches consultation on Solvency II reforms
Reforms aim to create a new UK regulatory regime for insurance firms, known as Solvency UK, which is ‘better adapted to the UK insurance market’
Darag approved for China Taiping Part VII transfer
China Taiping Insurance turned to the legacy market for its EU business following post-Brexit regulatory changes
Broker Facilities
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Marsh adds $25m capacity to Echo cyber facility
Broker’s excess cyber facility now has capacity of $125m
Ardonagh expands follow facility to property
Cross-class facility now covers £600m of premium following expansion of original arrangement with Beazley
Broker facilities reposition for hard market and new digital era
The emergence of a new breed of data-driven follow facilities suggests the model still has much to offer in the new environment
Cyber
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Cyber market braces for return to volatility
Cyber insurance rates are now falling after rapid hikes two years ago, but some underwriters fear the adjustment is happening too fast and too soon and risks damaging market credibility
EU insurance regulator finds AI use widespread but uneven
Half of survey respondents said they used artificial intelligence for non-life business
Marsh adds $25m capacity to Echo cyber facility
Broker’s excess cyber facility now has capacity of $125m
Market Modernisation
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Whitespace set to roll out workflow automation
Electronic trading platform’s first workflow automation solution launches in the second half of this year
Tide will underpin the future of DDM as an elective model in the London market and beyond
Following the announcement of an elective model for Delegated Data Manager, Tide will play a vital role as the engine of this proven bordereaux solution. Charles Taylor’s SaaS platform will continue to streamline transactions and provide the power and continuity for delegated data business
Acord expands standards to include facultative insurance
Version 1.3 supports the electronic placement of all reinsurance contract types, the standard-setting body said
Resilience
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Insurers must help accelerate pre-arranged finance for disasters: Clarke
By 2050, only 20% of international crisis finance will be pre-arranged, which is 20 years too late, head of the Centre for Disaster Protection says
Insurers back $3.5bn ‘milestone’ development finance policy
Companies including Axa XL, Everest and Swiss Re back programme to provide billions of dollars of additional development finance to emerging economies
Convex invests €20m in clean ocean fund
The Ocean 14 Capital Fund has now passed its €150m target and aims to reach €200m by the end of 2023
Solvency II
PRA raises threshold for Solvency II
Solvency II will apply to firms with £25m gross written premiums, up from £15m in previous iterations
EU regulator says market risks remain biggest concern for insurers
Eiopa quarterly dashboard finds liquidity and funding risks increasing, but cyber and macro risks are falling
PRA flags worries about models, cyber underwriting and climate
Prudential regulator raises concerns models may be too optimistic and miss inflation risks
Insurtech
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Viewpoint: Using insurtech to gain advantage as the market softens
Some insurers are making big profits and resting on their laurels, others are preparing for the soft market battle ahead
Orion180 launches in Arizona
US insurtech homeowners' insurance group expands operations into the western US
Slide secures $210m in storm protection with Purple Re cat bond
Florida-based property insurtech sponsors its largest catastrophe bond to date
Diversity
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Legal Focus: FCA shines spotlight on London market firms over non-financial misconduct
There are steps insurance firms can take to mitigate the risks of being on the receiving end of unwanted FCA attention
Lloyd’s firms meet goal for women at senior levels
But managing agents and brokers are further from meeting ethnic minority hiring target, latest diversity survey finds
D&O insurers grapple with ESG pressures
ESG policies can generate lawsuits against companies and their directors where they are too weak, overpromise or annoy conservatives. The US is at the forefront of this wave, but other jurisdictions are catching up
Monte Carlo
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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
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
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
Baden Baden
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Baden-Baden meeting returns to in-person format
Further details about organisation of event to be released in July
Focus: Clarity over coverage is critical as Covid-19 casts shadow over January renewals
With negotiations underway, the reinsurance market must develop a common language for Covid-19 type exposures
Focus: Trust is essential to navigate the hard market
By understanding the risk and realistically pricing for the exposure, a mutually beneficial relationship between reinsurer and cedant can be maintained
Renewals
Increased E&S capacity to ease US property renewals in 2024: Gallagher
The extreme rate increases over the past six years are losing momentum, specialty broker says
P&I clubs getting two-thirds of renewal round headline increases, brokers claim
Gard, NorthStandard and Skuld likely to increase entered tonnage when dust settles, according to market sources
Hannover Re reports 1/1 growth of 6.9%
Reinsurance rates remained favourable across regions and lines of business, says chairman, Jean-Jacques Henchoz
Hurricane Season
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CSU forecasts 'extremely active' 2024 Atlantic storm season
Colorado State University forecasters say they expect 11 hurricanes, with five reaching major status
North Atlantic hurricane season to be ‘hyper-active’
Tropical Storm Risk forecasts 16 hurricanes and 22 tropical storms in 2024
Louisiana moves to deregulate insurers amid coverage crisis
New insurance commissioner says ’we must bring premium relief to Louisiana’
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