reinsurance

Hong Kong-based reinsurer expands by gaining a life license and building a new team.

Record GWP in a benign year for catastrophe claims.

Fitch ratings has said the outlook for the reinsurance industry remains "stable" , with poor investment returns and softening prices the main clouds on the horizon.

Insurer growth will not be about products but rather distribution individuality, RGA said at its conference yesterday.

The widening critical illness protection gap will only get worse but there will be no easy answer, reinsurer RGA has said.

Reinsurance capital continued to strengthen through the second quarter of 2012 as a result of limited exposure to catastrophe losses in the opening six months of the year.

The Gender Directive does not mean the end of gender related underwriting reinsurer Gen Re has clarified.

Munich Re has warned that cancelling the London 2012 Olympics in the event of a terrorist strike or natural disaster would cost the insurance industry as much as $5bn (£3bn), according to The Telegraph.

Global reinsurer capital was down by 3% to $455bn (£286bn) last year, according to the Aon Benfield Aggregate analytics report, but the sector has been described as remaining strong.

Munich Re has claimed "a good start to 2012" and is aiming for a profit of around €2.5bn, its annual report states.