All Analysis articles – Page 3
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ViewpointsHow long until a Chinese broker is in the global top ten?
Steve Hearn, CEO of Ed, spoke to GR about Chinese investment, broker consolidation, and growth prospects in Asia
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Analysis
Reinsurers flexible on European cat pricing – Willis Re’s Tsimaratos
Following discussions in Monte Carlo, Willis Re expects rate flexibility from European reinsurers for the Continent’s catastrophe risks, while demand for earnings covers at lower attachment points provides reinsurers with some pricing opportunities
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Stable pricing expected, outlook positive – Swiss Re’s Higginbotham
Margins remain low, but Swiss Re’s Russell Higginbotham thinks the mood is positive and expects a stable renewal at 1/1
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TigerRisk: Insurers of the Future - What They Have in Common
TigerRisk’s head of EMEA lists attributes of outperforming companies. By Marc Beckers, in association with TigerRisk
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Rising interest rates to boost insurers’ profitability – Moody’s
Confidence in a gradual, if uneven, rise in global interest rates may be starting to take hold, according to a report from Moody’s Investors Service
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We’re in a new market cycle - Flandro
While alternative capital continues to grow, JLT Re’s global analytics head thinks that some previous predictions of it taking 40% or more the catastrophe risk market by now were overblown
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Resilient in the face of change: Reinsurance centres in 2018
London and Lloyd’s, followed by Dubai, Zurich and Bermuda have shown the greatest innovation over the past 12 months, according to 50 senior reinsurance leaders surveyed by GR, in association with Dubai International Financial Centre
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A tale of two systems: terrorism reinsurance backstops in the US & UK
Terrorism reinsurance backstops Pool Re and TRIA were set up within different contexts and the two structures have evolved differently. David Benyon reports
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ILS Analysis: Closing in
As ILS funds continue to demonstrate an interest to get closer to the risk, questions around whether this capital is here to stay cease to be relevant
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GDPR – Data mishandling could be the new PPI
The regulator’s penalties for data breaches are stiff, but a bigger problem could be an avalanche of claims from clients for data mis-handling
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Q&A: Scor's Régis Delayat on implementing change
One of the industry’s biggest advocates for digital changes talks about preparing for the tech revolution
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FinTech Hive – the story so far
With the first panel of DWIC18 day two focussing on the DIFC’s Fintech Hive, we take a look at what has been achieved
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Dog Days: a biting year for reinsurance
Markel International Singapore principal officer and managing director Matt Cannock takes a look back at a tumultuous year
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AIG-Validus deal: the start of a 2018 Bermuda M&A story?
With losses and market pressures, 2018 could be a year of bumper-ticket Bermuda M A
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MENA Region: Unlocking potential
The region offers plenty of opportunities, but (re)insurers need to do their research to ensure they acquire the keys to success
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The Modi Effect
India’s premier has revolutionised the countries financial sector and welcomed internationals - here’s how
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1/1 Renewals: Leveraged Discussions
What was a buyers’ market is changing, with renewal rates set to move upwards. Global Reinsurance editor Samera Owusu Tutu looks at how the industry is preparing
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Under the microscope: pathogen risk
A closer look at a growing opportunity for the industry by Aon Benfield Analytics managing director Craig Kiebler and global chief operating officer Tracy Hatlestad
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Case study: What can reinsurers learn from the Equifax Breach?
GDPR expert Darren Wray puts the incident under the microscope and outlines lessons learned from the fallout
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AI - an intelligent choice for marine
How artificial intelligence can help commercial and marine insurers make more intelligent decisions around risk by Andrew Yeoman, chief execuitve of Concirrus
