All Analysis articles – Page 41
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AnalysisBrighter skies
Last year was the safest ever for the aviation industry, with no major fatal crashes and hull and liability losses halved, reports Lauren Gow. While better security helped, so too did luck
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AnalysisLiability: Picking up the tab
Accidents like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have woken underwriters up to the fact that offshore energy operations require much more complex cover
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AnalysisNeal Bill: Closing the loophole
A change to US legislation aims to end an unintended tax subsidy for foreign-owned insurers, and stem the flow of capital out of the country. But with the likelihood that rates will rise and capacity will fall as a result, insurance buyers are not happy
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AnalysisBermuda: Out of the shadows
Long esteemed for its speedy approval of new companies and low taxes, Bermuda has lately lost some of its gloss. Lauren Gow examines the impact of market instability and asks if it can once again be a (re)insurance shining light
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AnalysisLatin America: Touching ground
Signs that reinsurance rates are flattening in Latin America are welcomed by those who have seen the market get softer and softer. But are this year’s low interest rates enough to offset the market’s excess?
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AnalysisBaden-Baden: Finding a balance
Against the odds, some reinsurers are set to make a profit in this, their worst ever year, and yet the market remains balanced on a knife edge
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AnalysisClosing the loophole
A change to US legislation aims to end an unintended tax subsidy for foreign-owned insurers, and stem the flow of capital out of the country. But with the likelihood that rates will rise and capacity with fall as a result, insurance buyers are not happy. Lauren Gow reports
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AnalysisThe effect of excess: global outlook for rates
Bowring Marsh UK’s Andrew Chester spoke to Global Reinsurance at the Ferma conference in Stockholm about the downward and upward pressures on premiums
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AnalysisQ&A: John Goldsmith, TigerRisk Partners
TigerRisk’s new London boss chats to Ben Dyson about why London is the next stop on the TigerRisk train
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AnalysisComment: Omega - why Byrne has the upper hand
Both players offer 83p a share, but only Mark Byrne’s Haverford has Omega board approval
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AnalysisMergers and acquisitions are high on the list of hot topics at this year’s Rendez-Vous
The three-way fight for Transatlantic Re and the continuing uncertainty over Omega have added impetus to what is already a standard subject at gatherings.But I think reinsurers and brokers should give any so-called transformational transactions a wide berth. Over the years there have been numerous mega-mergers. ...
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AnalysisFeel the heat at the Rendez-Vous
For many, Monte Carlo is the place to take market temperature, with natcats the hottest topic this year
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AnalysisMike Wilkins, IAG
IAG’s Mike Wilkins pulls no punches when talking about his company’s unstable past, which just makes him more resolute about the future, finds Lauren Gow
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AnalysisSolvency II: Test of time
As the timetable for Solvency II is stretched yet again – this time to 2014 – David Blackman looks at the hurdles encountered so far and the many still to be faced
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AnalysisComment: Third bid lucky for Transatlantic
Despite the strengths of the other two bids, National Indemnity’s offer for Transatlantic looks like a winner
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AnalysisWhat Beazley's results say about Lloyd's prospects
The first Lloyd's insurer results of the season contain some useful indicators of what to expect from others
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AnalysisWillis warning: 5 steps to a fine
Willis’s record-breaking FSA fine over its foreign business relationships in high-risk locations is a cautionary tale. So where did it go wrong?
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AnalysisComment: Why Validus and Transatlantic are a good fit
A Validus/Transatlantic merger has a number of compelling features in its favour, not to mention Ed Noonan’s legendary determination
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AnalysisWhat is tempting Aviva back to Lloyd’s?
Aviva is considering setting up at Lloyd’s after an 11-year break from the market, but could face challenges
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AnalysisDanger lurks in Europe's forests
Severe windstorms hitting the forestry sector can cause €1bn+ losses, AIR Worldwide warns
