All Features articles – Page 16
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Reassessing standards
For some 60 years, the liquefied natural gas industry has been relatively catastrophe free, but how long can this "luck" be expected to last? asks Maria Kielmas
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Capital at risk
The effective allocation of capital is the best way to steer a portfolio towards higher profitability, according to Michel Dacorogna and Christoph Hummel
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When is it safe to commute?
The Lumbermen's decision seems to have raised more questions than it has answered according to Ian McKenna and Sarra Zemmel
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Tale of two continents
While the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez disaster may have been cleaned up, the arguments over coverage continue to flow through the courts, as Peter Taylor explains
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Send, read, delete .
The effective management of e-mail traffic has become a top IT priority, says Vineet Kalucha
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Walk, don't run
While an attractive investment proposition, hedge funds can throw up a number of challenges for reinsurers, as Richard Major explains
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Investing in risk
In the current regulatory and investigatory climate the importance of implementing and maintaining an effective enterprise risk management strategy is paramount, as Kaveri Niththyananthan discovers
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Preaching to the converted
Achieving contract certainty is not just a matter of agreeing insurance wordings, explains Iain Saville
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Taking the Electronic Lead
Simon Sperryn reviews a series of electronic initiatives designed to give the Lloyd's market a competitive edge
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Taking the risk out of f inite reinsurance
As the regulatory furore surrounding finite reinsurance shows little sign of abating, Nigel Allen asks whether finite transactions have become too risky to handle?
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Lloyd's rides out The Storms
The Lloyd's market shows resiliance despite facing the second worst year for catastrophe claims in 2004, says Kaveri Niththyananthan
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Challenging Bermuda's Lead
Bermuda may have started the captive trend but, as Ronald Gift Mullins reports, the competition from the US is hotting up
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Pulling down TRIA
With a withdrawal date of 31 December 2005, Nigel Allen asks whether the insurance market will be able to stand when the support of TRIA is taken away?
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The Going Rate
As the importance of the captive as a risk management tool grows, Nigel Allen discusses with Jose Sanchez-Crespo, John Andre and Henry Witmer, the value of having a captive rating
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A Centre of Excellence
The London market has a real opportunity to win worldwide run-off business thanks to its reputation as a centre of excellence, believes Nigel Montgomery and Antony Newman
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An Effective Route to Finality
Insurance business transfer schemes have come of age as Paul Bugden reports
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Offshoring: Too great a risk?
Peter Abbott looks at the current interest in offshoring and asks whether is has a role in run-off
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Help from the US?
Just when you thought it was safe to cross the pond.. Selinda A Melnik takes a look at the US court's view of UK solvent schemes of arrangement.
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How much is it worth?
Companies are required to place a value on all their investments, but it is not so easy to value something in run-off Bryan Joseph outlines some of the solutions.
