Nine Merchants Re the latest Chinese reinsurer

Nine Merchants Re, a $500mn start-up led by former Aon Benfield
Greater China CEO Steve Warwick, has become the latest in a wave of
Chinese reinsurance start-ups.Warwick's venture, which has been at least a year in the
making, has now found a cornerstone backer in Chinese investment
group First Seafront Financial and is targeting a 1 April
inception.The start-up, which is subject to approval from the
Hong Kong regulator, is also in discussions with AM Best about
securing...