All Features articles – Page 6

  • Cedants

    Cedant Q&A: Diane Foxall of Atradius

    2010-04-02T00:00:00Z

    As a sector that feels business risk most acutely, trade credit insurers need security from their reinsurers, as well as specialist know-how, capacity – the list goes on. We talk to the Atradius buyer who knows what she wants

  • News

    View from the market: Southeast Asia

    2010-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Reinsurance buying habits are changing in SE Asia, reports David Banks.

  • People & Opinion

    First among equals

    2010-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Can the Max Capital/Harbor Point ‘merger of equals’ really be as straightforward as the phrase implies? Global Reinsurance meets the two chief execs who will soon have the answer

  • People & Opinion

    Leader: All change in Bermuda

    2010-04-02T00:00:00Z

    While there's little chance of a Class of 2010, the market will still look very different by the end of the year

  • News Agenda

    Watch your step

    2010-03-11T09:37:00Z

    Swiss Re’s $2.7m VAT bill last year triggered fears of an explosion in retrospective tax bills, David Banks writes. Now rule changes throw up more hazards. We guide you though the minefield of European regulation.

  • People & Opinion

    Weblog

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    The latest reinsurance stories online

  • News

    Toyota's triple whammy

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    After news of Toyota’s multibillion-dollar product recall, insurers and reinsurers are waiting to see what the consequences will be for their industry. David Banks finds that the impact may be threefold

  • News

    Replenished Re

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    A benign cat season, strict discipline over pricing and some canny manouevres by underwriting bosses has left the reinsurance industry flying high. David Banks asks why the analysts remain so gloomy.

  • Diary

    Monty

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Our inside man is happy as ever to take the big issues seriously. No, seriously. Okay, maybe not

  • People & Opinion

    Leader: A marker in the sand

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Cedants may not care how their broker is remunerated, but that doesn't mean conflicts of interest are okay

  • People & Opinion

    Up the ladder

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Beazley's Patrick Hartigan talks about the personal side of reinsurance business.

  • Cedants

    It's not just who you know

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    In the cosy world of reinsurance brokers, building strong personal relationships is crucial. But when it comes to meeting the needs of cedants, what you know is just as important

  • News Agenda

    The great investor

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Despite turning 80 later this year, Warren Buffett has no intention of slowing down if his recent stake in Munich Re is anything to go by. Here, we look at Buffett’s sprawling business empire, and where he may go next

  • Claims

    Giant step forward

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Lloyd’s major transformation of the way that claims are processed promises to divide up responsibility for claims more efficiently. But the pilot is throwing up plenty of challenges

  • Lines & Risks

    Credit where it's due

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    After some difficult moments, trade credit insurers are due for a return to profitability in late 2010. David Banks looks at the key issues dominating the market.

  • Cover Story

    Divide & conquer

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Aspen’s decision to split its reinsurance and insurance businesses has opened a new chapter for the Bermuda-based group. We meet the man at the helm, Chris O’Kane.

  • News

    View from the market: Buffett

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Barile, a reinsurance consultant, explains why Warren Buffett is increasing his influence at the world's leading reinsurance companies.

  • Country Focus

    Bringing it home

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    US president Barack Obama is relentless in his bid to stop business revenues disappearing into foreign jurisdictions. When regulation change is touted in the USA, all insurers and reinsurers must take notice, David Banks writes.

  • Online only

    It's okay to be boring

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    On the face of it, the Lloyd’s strategic review was a bit of an anti-climax. But then, nobody ever promised a revolution. There are challenges to face and new areas of focus, but having fared the economic turbulence so well, the plan is simple – keep doing what we’re doing

  • People & Opinion

    Independents will rise again

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    The energy and imagination brought by the smaller, independent brokers could breathe new life into the fight to break the current vicious circle on pricing, explains Julian James, CEO of Lockton International.