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Reinsurance markets diverge at 1.1 renewal:Willis

James Kent, Global CEO of Willis Re, said: “Other than retro aggregate, some treaty aggregate covers, and liability placements viewed as inadequately priced, most buyers have been able to secure the capacity they require, albeit at considerably increased prices in some of the stressed classes of business. Reinsurers’ client-centric underwriting meant preferred clients achieved their renewal requirements for pricing and conditions more straightforwardly than others. An understandable outcome of this has been a wide variance in the quoting process, which increased the challenge in establishing market clearing prices.”

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Global cat insured losses from natural and man-made catastrophes fell 40% to $ 56 bn in 2018: Swiss Re

Climate change is leading to more frequent and more severe secondary peril events, which manifest in different ways: more local flooding, torrential rains,prolonged drought, severe wildfires and other extreme weather events. Together, secondary perils are estimated to comprise more than 50% of this year’s global insured losses from natural catastrophes, demonstrating once again the very significant impact these events can inflict on societies.

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Pirates attack oil tanker in West Africa, kidnapping another crew

About 82% of crew kidnappings globally take place in the Gulf of Guinea, according to the IMB. The region remains a hotspot despite a worldwide decline in piracy in the first nine months of the year, compared with the same period in 2018. Passing ships have been advised to stay at least 200 nautical miles from the Gulf’s coast and preferably 250 nautical miles away, the Bureau said Monday.

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