SSREF News Alert Swiss Re (SSREF) 91.5000 02/15/2015 14:18:5
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MobileIron being used by Swiss Re to allow BYOD
M2 - Fri Feb 13, 5:49AM CST
Global reinsurer Swiss Re said it is switching to a new bring-your-own-device (BYOD) scheme, away from Blackberry mobiles.
MOBL: 9.53 (-0.21)
Lancashire Grows Pre-Tax Profits Despite Reinsurance And Retro Pressure
Steve Evans - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 3:00AM CST
Specialty insurance and reinsurance company Lancashire Holdings ( OTCPK:LCSHF ) reported an increase in pre-tax profits this morning and growing contribution from third-party capital at Kinesis despite the "pressures" in reinsurance and...
TPRE: 13.91 (+0.03), GLRE: 31.99 (+0.01)
Swiss Re goes BYOD with MobileIron
PR Newswire - Thu Feb 12, 3:10PM CST
Global reinsurer Swiss Re is switching to a new bring-your-own-device scheme, away from Blackberry mobiles. Employees will have a choice between a corporate-owned Windows Phone or bringing in their own devices (BYOD). All employee and corporate devices will be managed via MobileIron's (NASDAQ: MOBL) enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution.
MOBL: 9.53 (-0.21)
Reinsurance in Spain, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018
M2 - Thu Feb 12, 9:05AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3gt9r9/reinsurance_in) has announced the addition of the "Reinsurance in Spain, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018" report to their offering. Despite the global financial and European debt crises, the Spanish reinsurance segment registered a review-period (2009-2013) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. With gradual economic improvement and increasing public confidence in insurance products, the segment is expected to post a forecast-period (2013-2018) CAGR of 5.7%. The Insurance Compensation Consortium (CCS) provides cover for all natural disaster events through a compulsory surcharge based on sums insured, which set a very low requirement for insurers to seek natural disaster reinsurance, which includes unexpected natural and socio-political risks. Reinsurance rates in Spain fell in 2011 and 2012 due to the absence of natural disasters. Treaty reinsurance led the segment during the review period and accounted for a 51.7% share, while facultative reinsurance accounted for 48.3%. Key Topics Covered: 1 Key Facts and Top Events 2 Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Spanish Insurance Industry Attractiveness 5 Reinsurance Growth Dynamics and Challenges 6 Key Drivers 7 Competitive Landscape and Strategic Insights 8 Appendix Companies Mentioned - Mapfre Re - Nacional de Reaseguros SA - Swiss Re - ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd - General Reinsurance AG - Scor Re - RGA Re For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3g...surance_in
Swiss Re CFO Reinsurance to Keynote AFP FP&A Leadership Summit in Amsterdam
PR Newswire - Wed Feb 11, 5:10AM CST
Gerhard Lohmann, Chief Financial Officer Reinsurance of Swiss Re, will provide the keynote address at the inaugural FP&A Leadership Summit on 19-20 May at the Sofitel Legend The Grand hotel in Amsterdam, the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) announced today.
Our Guide To Investing Outside The U.S.
Robur Investment Resources - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 05, 6:32AM CST
Introduction As we have mentioned in a previous post , 2014 was a great year for US equities, with the major US indexes seeing double digit growth. Although some of these gains have been given up during January, our belief is that the US market is...
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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Names Ole Nyborg As Head of Claims EMEA
PR Newswire Europe - Thu Feb 05, 6:31AM CST
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions names Ole Nyborg as Head of Claims for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Mr. Nyborg will be responsible, in this Managing Director role, for all regional claims matters. He will be based in the Swiss Re office in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Reinsurance in Singapore, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018
M2 - Mon Feb 02, 11:38AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7r6kp5/reinsurance_in) has announced the addition of the "Reinsurance in Singapore, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018" report to their offering. In terms of gross written premium, the Singaporean reinsurance segment grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9% during the review period (2009-2013), partially due to increasing risk awareness and expansion of the insurance industry, with insurers ceding a higher percentage of revenue to reinsurers. Growth was also supported by increased demand for reinsurance in key offshore markets following floods in Australia, China and Thailand, earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan, and a tsunami in Japan, all of which made insurers in the affected countries keen to cede a greater proportion of their premium to reinsurers based in Singapore to avoid significant losses through future natural disasters. Scope - It provides historical values for Singapore's reinsurance segment for the report's 2009-2013 review period, and projected figures for the 2013-2018 forecast period. - It offers a detailed analysis of the key categories in Singapore's reinsurance segment, along with market forecasts until 2018. - It provides a detailed analysis of the reinsurance ceded from various direct insurance segments in Singaporean its growth prospects. Key Highlights - In terms of gross written premium, the Singaporean reinsurance segment grew at a CAGR of 8.9% during the review period , partially due to increasing risk awareness and expansion of the insurance industry, with insurers ceding a higher percentage of revenue to reinsurers. - Singapore is rapidly becoming a regional hub for reinsurance, with reinsurers operating in the state generating significant proportions their revenues from overseas markets. - The Singaporean government offers incentives to reinsurers through its Offshore Insurance Business (OIB) scheme, the most widely used tax incentive in Singapore's insurance industry. - Offshore revenues were generated in the wake of significant losses from natural disasters during the review period, such as floods in Australia and Thailand, earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan, and a tsunami in Japan. - Over the forecast period, demand for reinsurance in Singapore is expected to increase due to the rapid development of the country's high-profit-margin insurance industry, which performed strongly during the review period. Key Topics Covered: 1 Key Facts and Events 2 Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Singaporean Insurance Industry Attractiveness 5 Reinsurance Growth Dynamics and Challenges 6 Key Industry Drivers 7 Competitive Landscape and Strategic Insights 8 Appendix Companies Mentioned - Munich Re - Swiss Re - Asia Capital Re - Allianz SE - Scor Global Life SE - IAG Re - Everest Re - Odyssey Re - Partner Re Se - Scor Re Asia-Pacific For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7r...surance_in
Why Catastrophe Bonds Are A Positive Bet On Disaster
Steve Evans - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 30, 3:44PM CST
Catastrophe bonds, also known as cat bonds for short, are an example of capital market techniques being used to facilitate the transfer of risks from one party to another. In the same way that for hundreds of years insurance contracts have enabled a...
TPRE: 13.91 (+0.03), GLRE: 31.99 (+0.01)
Alternative Capital's Stickiness Signals 'Structurally Lower Returns'
Steve Evans - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 28, 7:34PM CST
The expected staying power of ILS, alternative and third-party reinsurance capital signals "structurally lower returns" for reinsurers, but should also eliminate some of the volatility and tail risk in the traditional market, according to...
TPRE: 13.91 (+0.03), GLRE: 31.99 (+0.01)
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions strengthens its Cyber & Technology team
PR Newswire Europe - Thu Jan 22, 7:01AM CST
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions strengthens its Cyber & Technology team with two new senior executives. Francois Brisson and Richard De Piero are appointed Global Head and Head North America, respectively, for this key line of business in the company's Financial & Professional Lines segment.
Growing Sophistication Of ILS And Cat Bonds Ensures Positive Outlook: Aon
Steve Evans - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 17, 12:19PM CST
The greater range of options available to cedants from insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bonds, along with increased sophistication of solutions, ensures a positive outlook for the ILS market in 2015, according to Aon Benfield...
TPRE: 13.91 (+0.03), GLRE: 31.99 (+0.01)
Investor Appetite May Lift Cat Bonds To $9 Billion In 2015: Willis
Steve Evans - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 1:02PM CST
Continued investor appetite for catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS), alongside growing confidence in their use as an alternative to reinsurance, could see the cat bond market hitting $9 billion of issuance in 2015, according to...
TPRE: 13.91 (+0.03), GLRE: 31.99 (+0.01)
Reinsurance Market Cycle Has Changed, Responds Locally To Losses: Guy Carpenter
Steve Evans - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 14, 8:50PM CST
The reinsurance market cycle has changed, broker Guy Carpenter said at a press briefing last week. The market cycle no longer responds in the same way to loss events, with a reinsurance market that responds locally and regionally to losses expected...
TPRE: 13.91 (+0.03), GLRE: 31.99 (+0.01)
Lloyd's Insurers And Reinsurers Under Pressure Again In 2015
Steve Evans - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 13, 8:30AM CST
As the (super)abundance of alternative reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital continues to impact pricing and distort the dynamics of the reinsurance space, Lloyd’s and London players are set for a “tougher...
TPRE: 13.91 (+0.03), GLRE: 31.99 (+0.01)
Reinsurance in Poland - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018
M2 - Mon Jan 12, 6:32AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wzzwgx/reinsurance_in) has announced the addition of the "Reinsurance in Poland, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018" report to their offering. The Polish reinsurance segment recorded stable growth and posted a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% during the review period (2009-2013). This growth was driven by the non-life insurance segment, which increased the share of written premium ceded to reinsurers. Poland was adversely affected by natural disasters such as flooding in 2010, which resulted in large insurance claims and encouraged insurance companies operating in the non-life segment to utilize reinsurance services to minimize future losses. The percentage of non-life insurance premium ceded to reinsurers is expected to increase over the forecast period (2013-2018), from 14.6% in 2012 to 16.8% in 2017. This, coupled with projected economic growth and the high frequency of natural disasters, is expected to drive the reinsurance segment to post a forecast-period (2013-2018) CAGR of 4.6%. Key Highlights - Reinsurance in Poland grew during the review period: its written premium increased in 2013, at a review-period CAGR of 7% . - The presence of large multinational reinsurers in Poland, such as Swiss Re, Munich Re and Allianz, making the segment highly competitive. - The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (PFSA) allows non-EU reinsurers to operate in the insurance industry, provided they comply with the required provisions. - Poland is prone to natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, and a number of natural disasters occurred in the country during the review period, prompting insurers, especially those operating in property insurance, to share a larger portion of revenue with reinsurers. - The facultative reinsurance category accounted for 98.9% of the total reinsurance written premium value in 2013, which is expected to be the dominant category over the forecast period. - Polish Re is the only domestic operator in the country that focuses solely on reinsurance. The company operates in over 40 countries across the world, with over 200 clients. Key Topics Covered: 1 Key Facts and Events 2 Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Polish Insurance Industry Attractiveness 5 Reinsurance Growth Dynamics and Challenges 6 Key Industry Trends and Drivers 7 Competitive Landscape and Strategic Insights 8 Appendix Companies Mentioned - Polish Re - RGA International Reinsurance Company Ltd - Swiss Re For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wz...surance_in
More Than A Catastrophe Required To Turn Reinsurance Market
Steve Evans - Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 10:03AM CST
Reinsurance market conditions are similar to that of 1997 as pricing continues to soften, and despite what some experts believe, analysts at Macquarie Research warn that a major catastrophe might not be enough to effectively turn the reinsurance...
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Admin Re® enhances its customer service with new GBP 5 million cloud telecoms and contact centre platform from Olive Communications
M2 - Thu Jan 08, 3:46AM CST
Swiss Re's Admin Re®, the closed-book consolidator of life and health policies, has made a GBP5 million investment in a new cloud-based unified communication and contact centre platform. It will cover three sites and be used by 2,000 office-based employees including 300 contact centre agents. It is being designed, implemented and managed by Olive Communications, the UK's leading cloud-based business communications provider.
Collateralized ILS Capacity Gains Share At 1/1 Reinsurance Renewals
Steve Evans - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 05, 12:53AM CST
Fully-collateralized sources of reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) capacity continued to penetrate the global reinsurance market at the January 1st renewals as cedents increasingly add third-party capital to their reinsurance programs,...
TPRE: 13.91 (+0.03), GLRE: 31.99 (+0.01)