All Europe articles – Page 11
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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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Features
An elegant solution
Only a few years have passed since cat bonds were commonly described as “an elegant solution in search of a problem”. They have since become a vital tool in the risk transfer armoury, but will they remain there? asks Mark Hvidsten.
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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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The next industry changing loss
Only three years have passed since Hurricane Katrina sent three Bermuda reinsurers into run-off. Amanda Atkins considers what impact another major catastrophe could have on the market in 2008.
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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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Industry Matters
Balancing the scales
The Law Commissions’ proposed changes in insurance law will be welcomed as a means to correct perceived bias, says Ken McKenzie.
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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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Industry Matters
Ain’t no ocean wide enough
The Transatlantic insurance relationship could receive a boost if a joint proposal from both sides of the pond is applied, says Alberto Corinti.
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Markel wins case against surety bond underwriter
Court heard that premium was secretly diverted to an offshore entity for profit
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Aon appoints environmental insurance specialist
Dr Simon Johnson will lead group advising on sustainability issues
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AM Best rates Casiopea Re
Business now better capitalised thanks to O2 handsets business
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PartnerRe announces leadership changes
New head of specialty lines and P&C in non-US operations
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Lloyd’s Syndicate 958 ratings affirmed
A (Excellent) for company managed by Omega Underwriting Agents
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Run-off fight ‘must move to UK’
US insurers plan to appeal following federal judge’s ruling
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AM Best affirms ratings of Paris Re
Assessment follows transfer of Bermuda activities to Switzerland
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Transatlantic Re elects new officers
Vice presidents appointed for London, Miami, San Francisco and Stamford
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Brit appoints divisional underwriting director
Jonathan Nunes-Carvalho to specialise in property and space