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...In the UK, the Bank of England has proposed limits for so-called funded reinsurance deals....
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...Liberty Mutual said it was continuing to implement its coal policy across its underwriting portfolio towards a target timeline of the end of 2023....
...Despite the challenges within reinsurance capacity across the industry, Allstate was able to renew its reinsurance protection, although at a higher cost, which will help protect the balance sheet from severity...
...Moody’s wrote in a recent report that “the rising tide of offshore life reinsurance raises [a] yellow caution flag”....
...But the firm was “constantly learning”, he added, and had created a tool that allows insurers to view how their portfolio would be affected under different climate scenarios....
...Insurers’ use of reinsurance is also under the spotlight....
...But last June the site was put up for sale (his portfolio company LabTech has not confirmed the current status)....
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...Its listed equities and corporate bond portfolio will also cease new direct investments in companies where oil and gas is the main activity....
...Beazley did not change its estimate for Ukraine war-related claims, at $50mn after reinsurance recoveries, but that number does not include the potential payout for planes stranded in Ukraine....
...Chief executive Mario Greco told the Financial Times that Zurich would have excess capital even after the “special” return, which was linked to the forthcoming sale of a portfolio of German life policies...
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