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The Aon Benfield Aggregate Results for the six months ended June 30, 2013
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Contents Global Reinsurer Capital
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Executive Summary
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ABA Capital
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Capital Development
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Capital Management
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Premium Income
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Earnings 12 Underwriting Performance
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Investment Results
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Net Income
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Return on Equity
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ABA Business Model Evolution
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Who Are The New Investors?
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How Is New Money Being Deployed?
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Implications for ‘Traditional’ Reinsurers
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ABA Reaction
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Convergence in Action
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ABA Valuation
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Financial Strength Ratings
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Appendix 1: ABA Data
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Global Reinsurer Capital Aon Benfield estimates that global reinsurer capital totaled USD510 billion at June 30, 2013, an increase of 1% relative to December 31, 2012. This calculation is a broad measure of capital available for insurers to trade risk with and includes both traditional and non-traditional forms of reinsurer capital. Exhibit 1: Global Reinsurer Capital 600
USD (billions)
500
18% -17%
400
1%
11%
-3%
18%
300 200
410
340
400
470
455
FY 2010
FY 2011
505
510
FY 2012
1H 2013
100 0 FY 2007
FY 2008
FY 2009
Source: Company reports, Aon Benfield Analytics
Major insurers and reinsurers generally maintained their solid operating performance in the first half of 2013, aided by tentative economic recovery in the US, continued growth in emerging markets and below average insured catastrophe losses. However, the support to capital positions was muted by the unwinding of unrealized investment gains that have accumulated on bond portfolios since the onset of the financial crisis. Interest rates began to climb in May and June ahead of expected tapering of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program and yields have continued to rise into the second half. The impact on reported industry capital has been mitigated by the growing involvement of capital market investors in the reinsurance sector through non-equity participations, a trend presenting a growing challenge to ‘traditional’ reinsurer business models.
A NOTE OF CAUTION ON THE VAGARIES OF INSURANCE ACCOUNTING The first half of 2013 has highlighted the extent to which accounting choices can influence reported results. There have always been inconsistencies in
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