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FinTech and Captive Insurance Revisited
How has FinTech impacted captive insurers? We look at key trends and changes reshaping the industry, including blockchain. The good news is that some captives are embracing this new future. Read More
Guernsey Continues To Make Captive Developments in China
As the captive domicile, Guernsey continues to make headway with the Chinese market. Wendy Weng, Guernsey Finance's Shanghai representative, said that the Chinese government has been supportive of Guernsey's promotion of captive insurance in the country, which has also had an educational element. Read More
A.M. Best's Global Reinsurance Segment Outlook Remains Negative
A new Best's Market Segment Report on the global reinsurance sector, titled "Global Reinsurance: Optimism Fizzles, It's Back to the 'New Normal,'" analyzes the state of the insurance-linked securities market following the 2017 catastrophes and also includes a top 50 ranking of the world's largest reinsurers. Read More
KBRA Reports on "Deteriorating" US-China Relations
A report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) discusses current global trade conflicts in the framework of the challenge to Pax Americana. According to the report, US relations with China continue to deteriorate, and a middle ground will be hard to navigate. Read More
Swiss Re Sigma: Insurance Premium Rate Increases Will Be Needed
Swiss Re said that worldwide, most major non-life insurance markets are in a phase of below-average profitability. The reinsurer's latest Sigma Report,assesses the existing earnings gap in the non-life insurance sector. The analysis shows that insurers in major western markets and Japan need to improve underwriting margins. Read More