All Archive articles – Page 5
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Country Analysis
Jordan takes off
Insurers in Jordan are riding on the back of an economic boom, albeit modest compared to the Gulf states, and regulators are nurturing premium growth via a strict application of the rulebook, as David Banks discovers.
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Investment Analysis
ILS is here to stay
Martin Davies analyses the state of ILS investment, how different players make price comparisons, and the impact on the reinsurance markets.
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Features
Uncertainty in Florida
The credit crunch has deepened concerns over the adequacy of catastrophe funds in Florida, writes Liz Booth.
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Industry Matters
The erosion in shareholder’s equity
Q3 2008 was a challenging quarter for reinsurers, writes Mark Rouck.
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Industry Matters
No more excuses on e-placing
The placing of reinsurance business electronically is probably the most prolonged quest for a Holy Grail since the Knights of King Arthur, argues Jeff Ward.
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GR Focus
Electronic Lloyd's
The future of Lloyd’s depends on the skill with which it deploys technology. Stephen Breen reports from the Xchanging conference in Brighton, UK.
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GR Focus
Throwing down the gauntlet
Rob Gillies of the LMA examines the impact of European Commission initiatives on subscription markets
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Industry Matters
Demonstrating true value
In these challenging times, reinsurers and brokers have a game-changing opportunity to demonstrate their true value, says Julian James.
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Features
Data quality matters
The strength of decisions can only be as good as assumptions. In catastrophe modelling, Kenna Mawk writes, high-quality data has become a competitive necessity.
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Editor's Note
Coming soon: the hard market
The reinsurance market appears close to a turning point. Rates typically rise following a major disaster, such as an especially bad series of hurricanes or the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The last market turn was in 2005, when Katrina and other hurricanes caused massive losses. Today, severe losses caused by ...
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Analysis
Takaful's time has come
Takaful, the Islamic form of insurance, is growing quickly due to demand for Islamic financial products. It is a Sharia requirement for Takaful companies to cede to Islamic reinsurers where possible. Mairi Mallon interviews the CEO of Takaful Re.
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CEO Q&A
CEO Q&A: David Ross
An interview with David Ross, the chief executive officer of brokers Arthur J Gallagher (UK).
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Investment Analysis
Rethinking cat bonds
David Sandham reports on how the cat bond market is currently on hold while key participants sort out how to provide greater transparency and stronger rules for underlying assets.
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GR Focus
Subprime rot spreads
The credit crisis is an example of systemic risk, whereby the effects of a crisis in one area of the economy quickly spread to a wide range of others, writes David Sandham
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GR Focus
Underwriting profits to the rescue
With (re)insurers hit by big investment losses, the pressure is on underwriting profits to save the day, writes Ronald Gift Mullins
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GR Focus
Legal mountain
One of the major impacts of the credit crunch on the insurance sector is the large number of Directors & Officers and Errors & Omissions claims that are expected to be filed. David Sandham assesses the damage.
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Features
Fly me to the moon
Sir Richard Branson has a dream, and a bold message for insurers and reinsurers. Not only does he intend to corner the space tourism market, he plans to insure his space launches under aviation – not space – insurance. David Banks spoke to Virgin Galactic to find out more.
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GR Focus
How the mighty have fallen
Ronald Gift Mullins reviews what went wrong at the insurance giant.
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Country Analysis
The last false dawn
An economic boom and the advance of takaful are two trends which mean the much-anticipated retention of Arabian reinsurance premium is beginning to take off, writes David Banks.
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Features
Pick of the crop
Bermudians are looking for ways to get into the US agricultural insurance market, writes Mairi Mallon.
