All Features articles – Page 3
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FeaturesStill Fighting
The former AIG boss Hank Greenberg talks to David Banks, revealing his thoughts on the company he headed for 37 years, risk management, and his nemesis Eliot Spitzer
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FeaturesLet Battle Commence
Industry consolidation is a classic feature of the insurance cycle. But while buying a company can be relatively easy, buying the right company is far more difficult, writes Roger Crombie.
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The Global Reinsurance Top 40 (31-40)
31(17) Raymond Barrette Chairman and CEO, White Mountains Insurance Group This executive must have White Mountains running through his veins. In 2007 Raymond Barrette was brought out of retirement and the 58-year-old has been doing a very good job for the property and casualty insurer.Under his guidance, White Mountains ...
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The Global Reinsurance Top 40 (21-30)
21(–) Mike O’Halleran Executive Chairman, Aon Benfield NEW ENTRYThe Benfield/Aon merger made the merged entity the largest reinsurance broker in the world and has rocketed O’Halleran into the list of the market’s most influential people.Even before the merger, O’Halleran had spent a career getting Aon Re ...
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The Global Reinsurance Top 40 (11-20)
11(–) Ulrich Wallin CEO, Hannover Re NEW ENTRYUlrich Wallin has surely one of the toughest jobs in reinsurance – replacing Wilhelm Zeller, the man who led Hannover Re for 13 years. This is not something he can achieve overnight – and nor is he likely to ...
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The Global Reinsurance Top 40 (1-10)
GR presents its 2009 list of the most influential people in reinsurance. Influence, never an easy quality to quantify, can come from leadership of an important company – or from simply being good at what you do.
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Solvency II: A costly business
No one will make it official, but the new regulatory framework could cost the industry far more than an old estimate of €3bn. Liz Booth reports.
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Free Willi
Wilhelm “Willi” Zeller retires as CEO of Hannover Re this month. But he is full of future plans.
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Bermuda Triangle
With a tug of war triangle over IPC/Max, and the viability of business models called into question, the Bermudian market finds itself in uncharted waters, writes Roger Crombie.
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Heightened scrutiny
The EU’s block exemption ruling is likely to be renewed – for some forms of co-operation. But there’s still a chance for the industry to have its say before the new ruling becomes law, write Guy Soussan, Yves Botteman, Angus Rodger and Gavin Coull.
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Solvency II: where now for group support?
Is it the end for group support under Solvency II? The linchpin of European insurance harmonisation could soon be back, writes David Banks.
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Ruling removes FDA safety net
The US Supreme Court has just removed one of the pharmaceutical industry’s main defences to product liability claims, write Angus Rodger, Gavin Coull and Gary Farmer
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Launching the Lloyd’s exchange
On the eve of the launch of the Lloyd’s Exchange, Tim Evershed reports on how a flagship technology project could be made or broken by the participation of two of the market’s largest brokers.
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CEO Q&A: Paul Corver
An interview with Paul Corver, the chairman of ARC, the UK trade body for legacy management professionals.
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Stock car racing with fire engines
Scrutinising the financial stability of reinsurers has become an important task for primary insurers. And some reinsurers fall short, says Herbert Fromme.
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Death of the broker
International insurance and reinsurance is finally embracing electronic placement. David Banks finds out how much it will change the life of a broker.
