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The soft cycle in reinsurance has continued longer than many reinsurers expected in the past few years, according to a report published by Standard and Poors (S&P).
The Treasury Select Committee has launched an inquiry into Solvency II, a harmonised EU-wide insurance regulatory scheme, following the UKs decision to leave the EU.
Insured losses caused by an earthquake in Italy last month will be low, owing to very limited insurance penetration, according to Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfields catastrophe model development team.
Market softening in reinsurance is continuing to slow down during the June/July renewal season due to a lack of catastrophe losses, with price reductions also slowing, according to Willis Re.
Insurance companies are prepared to help customers in dealing with thunderstorms and heavy rain that took place overnight into this morning, causing flooding in parts of South East England.
Firms are likely to experience an ongoing, extremely challenging environment because of low yields, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has said.
