All Company articles – Page 25
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Chinese reinsurance demand 'highly concentrated'
Reports says three companies account for 90% of demand for China Re business
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Scottish Re outlook revised to positive
Action follows announcement that Pacific LifeCorp has agreed to acquire Scottish Re
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Willis on review for rating downgrade following HRH acquisition
Moody's says broker's financial position will be "significantly weakened".
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Brit invests in UK technology firm
Xbridge is an online insurance and finance technology platform specialising in owner-managed businesses
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A- rating for Employers Re and subsidiary
Long term performance set to improve following previous years’ operating losses
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ARC elects deputy chairman
Paul Corver, claims director of the KMS group, succeeds Bill Bower who became interim chairman in July 2007
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AnalysisQBE to pursue New Cap Re
Judge decides there is a case to be answered by reinsurer in liquidation
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Hedge fund firm buys into ILS specialist
Man Group to pay £25m for company focusing on weather derivatives
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The silent revolution
One by one, reinsurers are restructuring and relocating their European insurance headquarters. Mark Batten and Jim Bichard investigate the drivers behind this mass migration.
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Investment Analysis
When a hedge fund sneezes
Will reinsurers catch a cold? Hedge funds experienced their first negative quarter on record in Q1. That could have dire consequences for the insurance companies and products they invest in, explains Lindsey Rogerson.
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Features
Will subprime fuel run-off?
It could be years before the full force of the credit crunch is felt by the insurance markets, as Michael Cook explains. So are initial reports of unscathed insurers premature?
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Taking a fresh look
Solvency II will have a greater impact on run-off in Europe than the credit crunch. Those are the predictions, discovers Liz Booth. The new regulations will force companies to think more strategically and to consider exit solutions for their dead wood.
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Country Analysis
Switzerland: The pressure cooker
Switzerland is increasingly home from home for Bermuda reinsurers. David Banks assesses its alpine attractions.
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GR Focus
Handling the capital glut
Can Bermuda reinsurers manage their excess capital successfully after two record-breaking years? If the market can get this right, it could just help to ease competitive pressures, explains Laline Carvalho.
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CEO Q&A
Lee Brandon
An interview with Lee Brandon, director and chief executive officer of PRO Insurance Solutions.
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Holding back the rates
It became everyone’s favourite buzzword during the record years of 2006 and 2007. Now with falling earnings, increased competition and subprime losses, it’s time to put ERM to the test, argues Ronald Gift Mullins.
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Analysis
Argo Group: Sea change
Argo Group has had a busy decade. The recent Bermuda convert has seen its premiums explode from $100m in 1998 to just shy of an estimated $2bn this year. Mairi Mallon reports.
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AM Best assigns ratings to Gulf Re
"Likely to maintain strong risk-adjusted capitalisation"
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Central Re of Taiwan reassessed
AM Best upgrades outlook to positive due to strong risk management and performance
