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India's national reinsurer records 6% growth in annual premiums

India's national reinsurer records 6% growth in annual premiums

GIC Re announced a gross premium income of INR442.38bn ($6.34bn) for the year ended 31 March 2019 at a company board meeting yesterday. This marked 6% growth from the previous year. While 70% of gross premiums were domestic, the balance...

Ranamita Chakraborty | 24 May 2019

Global: Swiss Re Institute lists new risks that re/insurers need to watch

Global: Swiss Re Institute lists new risks that re/insurers need to watch

Digital technology's clash with legacy hardware, new risks emerging from the spread of 5G mobile networks, increasingly limited fiscal and monetary policy flexibility, and genetic testing and its effects on the insurance industry, as well as...

23 May 2019

Vietnam: VinaRe's operating performance expected to stay at strong level

Vietnam: VinaRe's operating performance expected to stay at strong level

Vietnam National Reinsurance Corporation (VinaRe) has maintained good operating performance throughout the past five years, driven by stable underwriting and investment activities, notes AM Best. The performance is seen as favourable when...

20 May 2019

Hong Kong reinsurer posts $19.5m profit for 2018 despite costly CAT year

Hong Kong reinsurer posts $19.5m profit for 2018 despite costly CAT year

Peak Re reported its sixth consecutive year of stable growth in 2018, registering profit of $19.5m on the back of $1.38bn of gross premium income.

Ranamita Chakraborty | 13 May 2019

Global reinsurer announces dividends on preferred shares

Global reinsurer announces dividends on preferred shares

Ranamita Chakraborty | 09 May 2019

Global: ILS capacity slows in 1Q 2019

Global: ILS capacity slows in 1Q 2019

AIR team | 08 May 2019

EU upholds decision approving French natural disaster reinsurance scheme

EU upholds decision approving French natural disaster reinsurance scheme

Ranamita Chakraborty | 07 May 2019

Global: Reinsurance giant's profits get struck by major claims

Global: Reinsurance giant's profits get struck by major claims

Ranamita Chakraborty | 06 May 2019

Past Articles

Reinsurance sector report positive earnings in the face of Nat CAT losses: Report

Reinsurance sector report positive earnings in the face of Nat CAT losses: Report

China: Reinsurer reports a spike in profits in first-quarter 2019

China: Reinsurer reports a spike in profits in first-quarter 2019

Global: Total reinsurance dedicated capital down by 5% in 2018

Global: Total reinsurance dedicated capital down by 5% in 2018

Bahrain: Trust Re appoints new group CEO in management revamp

Bahrain: Trust Re appoints new group CEO in management revamp

Asia Pacific brings in least amount of premiums for reinsurer

Asia Pacific brings in least amount of premiums for reinsurer

Positive April renewals bolsters global reinsurer's growth

Positive April renewals bolsters global reinsurer's growth

China and Southeast Asia to power future insurance growth - Swiss Re chairman

China and Southeast Asia to power future insurance growth - Swiss Re chairman

(Re)insurance broker agrees to sell selected businesses

(Re)insurance broker agrees to sell selected businesses

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