February 2002
Global Reinsurance
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Claiming a higher intelligence
1 February 2002
Ross Gow suggests the reinsurance industry can better use technology to improve its claims handling.
Cost of voices-off
1 February 2002
George Tipper explains VOIP, one of the latest technologies to hit the business sector.
E-business meets fac
1 February 2002
Jürgen Petzold, Benita Bierstedt and Johannes Hirata consider the benefits technology can lend to facultative business.
Forward filing
1 February 2002
Riskclick aims to provide a seamless solution to document management in the insurance sector.
Front runner
1 February 2002
Future not guaranteed
1 February 2002
Michael Laporta, Owen Ryan and Chris Gentle see polarisation, optimisation and innovation as the key factors for the success of re/insurers into the future.
Hard as nails?
1 February 2002
`Cover Armageddon' failed to materialise at the latest renewals, but the season was, nevertheless, a rocky ride.
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
1 February 2002
The Reinsurance Association of America has recently published its latest biennial study on historical loss cost developments in certain liability classes in the US.
Insurance accounting - where next?
1 February 2002
Hitesh Patel outlines the proposed reforms of accounting methods for re/insurers.
Is there a new front runner?
1 February 2002
Markets in the making
1 February 2002
Valerie Denney casts her eye over global developments.
Meeting point
1 February 2002
Jim Moran gives a few hints on maximising the opportunities offered by attending `rendez-vous' gatherings.
Seeking A New Way
1 February 2002
Phil Zinkewicz assesses whether the current changes in the reinsurance market are pushing buyers towards alternative forms of risk capital, particularly for terrorism cover.
Supermarket
1 February 2002
Sandy Weill's decision to oust Travelers P-C operations from financial services conglomerate Citigroup was an initially stunning decision. Ronald Gift Mullins considers the factors behind the sell-off.
The internet makes life insurance markets more competitive
1 February 2002
Jeffrey R. Brown and Austan Goolsbee assess the impact internet use has had on term life insurance prices in the US, in the winning paper for the e-commerce section of the Lumina Awards.
