All Global Reinsurance articles in December-January 2002-2003

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    Run-down on run-off

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Stephanie Mocatta looks back at the landmark events of the past year in the run-off sector.

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    Year in, year out

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

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    Software in a soft market

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Richard Latham outlines the importance of adequate software systems for captive management.

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    Indonesian intrigue

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Shutting down healthy companies over false accusations is not a good way to attract investors, says Janet Lipski

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    Flood of the millennium

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Jane Toothill looks at the August 2002 flooding in central Europe.

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    Great expectations

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Roger Crombie reviews 2002 on Bermuda.

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    Different Storms

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    As the renewal season proceeds for p/c businesses, and other insurers reflect on this year's results, Tony Maximchuk considers the challenges and opportunities facing insurance companies as they assess potential investment returns in 2003.

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    Chi-Chi - three years on

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    After an earthquake caused extensive, unexpected damage to high-tech manufacturing facilities, Erik Rüttener and Linus Phoon call for better risk reporting in Taiwan.

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    Swiss regime change

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adrian Leonard tracks developments at Swiss Re during the Mühlemann-Kielholz years.

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    Centre stage

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Central European markets have been an adventure playground for reinsurers, but they have proved cruel, sending reinsurers back to basics. Adrian Leonard investigates.

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    Governance is good for business

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Ronald Gift Mullins examines the heightened interest in the corporate governance of the US re/insurance sector.

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    Model behaviour

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Techniques for predicting the behaviour of natural events, and the losses that they can cause, have developed into a fine science. Markus Aichinger looks at the use of catastrophe models in setting prices for tropical cyclone exposures.

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    Asian fortunes

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

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    Art on its own merits?

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Against certain expectations, the alternative risk transfer market has not had the kick-start anticipated from the hardening of the conventional market.

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    Technology: not apologies

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Technological revolution in the reinsurance sector has had many false starts, but this time it is for real, and Asia is set to benefit, says Roger Foord.

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    Technological advances

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The past year has seen a number of technology initiatives steam forward in the London market, according to Andrew Driver.

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    Back in action

    2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Japanese insurers burned their fingers in international reinsurance markets in previous years, but Takashi Oka says now is a good time to look outside Japan for properly priced cessions.