All Features articles – Page 9
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FeaturesGR Survey: Inevitable rate softening
Only a significant natural catastrophe loss in 2007 could hold back the inevitable softening of rates. Such was the conclusion of GR readers in our latest survey. Helen Yates presents the results
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Learning its lessons
New slip-checking technology at Lloyd's has signalled a fresh approach to technological change. But is it enough to stop CEO Richard Ward enforcing solutions? Nick Thorpe finds out.
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Losing its spark
Inadequate rates continue to plague industrial fire insurance and reinsurance in Europe. Dirk Herrenpoth and Iris Zeisig demonstrate how "cash flow underwriting" in this sector provides a much broader lesson in cycle management.
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Into the mainstream
Could non-traditional reinsurance products now be classed as traditional? asks Steve Breen.
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Unfounded pessimism
As European reinsurance shares remain on very low valuations, Tim Dawson asks if investors are being too pessimistic and whether the prospects are the same for everyone?
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Return of retro
Retrocession capacity is still a long way off from its pre-Hurricane Katrina levels. Paul Delbridge and Jean Bernard Crozet consider its value and the impact of non-traditional competition
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Staying on top
With multi-plaintiff asbestos lawsuits in the US increasing, Bradley Drew advises insureds on how to keep track of the masses of claimant data involved.
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Stormy skies ahead
The industry enjoyed a benign hurricane season in 2006, but the same cannot be expected in 2007 warns Dr Steve Smith. Warmer sea temperatures and natural weather patterns are likely to cause an above average storm season this year.
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FeaturesGR Survey: Catastrophe models
Users think catastrophe models are good value for money and increasingly important to their business. The challenge, it seems, is to feed them better data – and to use their output more effectively. Peter Joy reports
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The next generation of risk
Many countries in Asia are developing rapidly, with their cities mushrooming. They are also in some of the most hazard-prone parts of the world, warns Domenico del Re.
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Predicting the weather
Today’s catastrophe models are more scientifically robust than ever before. Dr Jayanta Guin takes a looks at how our understanding of the forces driving natural catastrophes becomes ever more sophisticated.
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A quiet revolution?
The closure of sidecars is likely to hold back the inevitable softening of reinsurance rates, as witnessed at mid-year, explain Malcolm Payton and Bill Bennett. But where does that leave the reinsurance buyer?
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FeaturesThe tug of war
The battle to remove restrictions for foreign reinsurers in the US has taken another twist. The NAIC is now advocating a review of all regulations governing insurers. Ronald Gift Mullins looks at the pros and cons
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Beneath the surface
Apart from the high profile case of the NatWest Three, D&O cases rarely hit the headlines. But the sector remains a hotbed of activity, with the equity market boom and new laws driving current trends, explains Adam Codrington
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FeaturesGR Survey: Florida’s impact on Bermuda
In May, GR ran a readership survey to establish what impact new Florida laws could have on the Bermuda market ahead of the mid-year renewals. Helen Yates presents the results
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FeaturesMass exodus
Is Bermuda losing its shine? New time limits on work permits could force out 10,000 workers and this could spell the start of a slow decline of the reinsurance paradise, warns Roger Crombie
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FeaturesGive me an “A”!
Do all start-up reinsurers just get an “A-” rating by default? In the absence of a proven track record, Ronald Gift Mullins explores how the rating agencies judge the strength of the industry’s newcomers
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Imperfect solution
With the industry preparing to adopt the FSA’s principles-based approach to regulation, Colin Smith, James Schacht and Lynne Prescott Hepler look at its feasibility and ask if such a scheme could work in the US
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Out of the loop
Two recent cases have highlighted potential issues associated with an insurer’s requirement to notify its reinsurer in D&O claims. Colin Peck outlines the dangers for reinsurers of using standard notification clauses
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Passport to success
Will passporting rights and favourable tax rules in some European countries give them the edge when it comes to attracting new business? The Reinsurance Directive is about to become law across Europe, and when it does, the balance of power could shift. Liz Booth reports
