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Co(re)insurance provides more benefits than issues says Ferma
Restrictions on the subscription insurance market could reduce market capacity or make access to that capacity more difficult, the Federation of European Risk Management Associations has warned.
Turkish insurance sector to receive investment boost
Asian and European investors will focus on Turkey's insurance sector in 2013, particularly as a result of government incentives offered in private pension plans, according to Ernst & Young.
Top five European news stories
The top five stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Eurozone insurers must be alert to possible interest rate rises says E&Y
The collective pain for the financial services sector in the Eurozone is almost over, although the recent Cypriot debt-crisis is a reminder of the fragility of the economic recovery, according to Ernst & Young.
UK motor hits 102% COR for 2012: E&Y
The UK motor insurance industry fell just short of breaking even over the course of 2012, but figures from Ernst and Young suggest that profitability may have already peaked.
The Thai flood: Two years on
The size and scale of the floods in Thailand in 2011 came as a shock to many despite the fact it was a flood prone area. Andrew Tjaardstra discovers how shock waves are still being felt and how risks are being reassessed.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender insurance network launched
Two hundred insurance professionals attended last night's launch of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Insurance Network known as Link.
E&Y welcomes long term financing consultation
Ernst & Young has joined Insurance Europe in welcoming the green paper on long-term investment issued by the European Commission yesterday.
Jobs at risk as KPMG feels bite of Solvency II delays
Up to 40 actuarial jobs are at risk at KPMG as the accountancy giant feels the pain of uncertainty around the timeline for Solvency II coming into force.
Insurance Insight launches Claims Club Asia
Post's sister title Insurance Insight has launched the Claims Club Asia to support claims professionals across Asia.
Singapore looks to remove contract uncertainty
As the London reinsurance market discovered in the last decade, contract certainty sounds simple, but isn’t. Andrew Tjaardstra finds out the latest developments as Singapore edges closer to becoming the first Asian reinsurance market to introduce…
The attractions of Hong Kong
Hong Kong's attractions as an insurance base were highlighted in December when new reinsurer Peak Re chose to launch in the city, writes Nicky Burridge.
China's soft landing aids other rapid growth markets
An increase in intra-regional trade, easing of monetary and fiscal policy, and higher demand for commodities will lead to an improvement in the economic outlook for the rapid-growth markets in 2013, according to Ernst & Young.
Challenges and opportunities abound in 2013
Against the backdrop of a challenging economic climate and continued uncertainty over both the timescales for implementation of European regulation and varied national approaches to the adoption of it, European insurers face a number of critical…
Europe’s hidden gems
Insurers branching out in Asia and other far reaches seem to be grabbing the headlines of late but as Francesca Nyman explains, there are still plenty of opportunities for insurers closer to home.
To list or not to list? More Chinese insurers tipped to seek IPOs in 2013
Chinese insurers have started to raise money from equity issuance in the past two years as regulations and market appetite make the option more attractive, writes Andrew Tjaardstra.
Asian insurers urged to be selective in current climate
Growth opportunities exist for insurers in wealth management and personal insurance, despite the economic slowdown and evolving regulatory change in Asia Pacific, according to Ernst and Young.
Insurers' profits down 12% over two years
Insurers' profits are expected to have fallen 5% in 2012, Ernst & Young said today, as the firm forecast another difficult year for the financial services industry.
Editor's comment: Paying the price for profitability
As 2012 draws to an end, UK insurance industry debate centres on the one topic most likely to dominate headlines come the new year: profitability pressures in the motor insurance market.
UK motor profits could take fresh hit as reinsurers mitigate exposure to PPOs
The prevalence of periodic payment orders is expected to undermine underwriting profitability in the motor market in 2013, as reinsurers become increasingly reluctant to take on a rising number of variables.
Will Indian FDI hike spell exit for Indian partners?
While the rest of the world touts the raising of the foreign direct investment level in insurance as a big growth opportunity, Neera Bhardwaj discovers that Indian partners see it as an opportunity to leave.
Europe View from the Top: Turning the telescope around
Research by Ernst & Young entitled Turning risk into results, launched at the Federation of European Risk Managers Association, brings positive news.
Is a hard market dawning in Germany?
With the Eurozone crisis, impending Solvency II regulations, and deteriorating loss ratios in certain lines, Francesca Nyman asked German insurers whether the market will harden in the next 12 months.
Competition to heat up in housing market
Ernst & Young has predicted that the household insurance sector will produce a combined operating ratio of 95% in 2012, despite this summer's flooding and other variable weather throughout the year.