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Soft market conditions: No end in sight
January 25, 2016 by Peter Morris
The insurance marketplace has been in a ‘soft’ phase for several years. The hallmarks of a soft market are an oversupply of insurance capacity and, with it, a downward pressure on pricing. There is no sign this is about to…
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How the rise of catastrophe bonds may change our industry
July 14, 2014 by Peter Morris
In its Second Quarter 2014 update, Aon Benfield Securities reported that catastrophe bond issuance hit a record high US$ 4.5 billion – the most of any quarter in the history of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market. The growth of the…
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