All Features articles – Page 8
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Investment AnalysisILS: How to choose your trigger
Dr Luzi Hitz takes a look under the hood of cat bonds. These bonds employ different trigger mechanisms: rules which determine a pay-out to sponsors.
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GR Focus
Captive questions
Offshore domiciles remain a favourite choice for establishing group captives. But it is important to first consider the potential regulatory and tax risks, warns Praveen Sharma.
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Editor's NoteFudge in Brussels
Agreement on Solvency II, the most important piece of legislation affecting European insurers and reinsurers, has finally been reached. But at the cost of a political fudge that leaves out one of the most important parts of the new regime: group support. This crucial component of the original directive had ...
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Country Analysis
Pra frente Brasil
Latin America’s largest economy offers attractive opportunities for foreign reinsurers willing to get stuck in, writes Ana Paula Nacif.
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Features
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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Industry Matters
BER renewal - Endurance
William Jewett is confident reinsurers will not face a significant impact
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Industry Matters
BER renewal - a legal perspective
David Strang says ending the BER may be the thin end of the regulation wedge.
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GR Focus
Bermuda hits back
Bermuda is a key participant in the global reinsurance industry. But now some are speculating that its future is uncertain, as competition from other jurisdictions, new tax legislation, and a fragile global economy threaten future success. Caroline Foulger looks at how Bermuda is rising to the challenge.
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Industry Matters
BER renewal - International Underwriters' Association
Nick Lowe is disappointed by the European Commission decision
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Industry Matters
BER renewal - Lloyd's Market Association
Rob Gillies believes the changes will result in less efficiency
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GR Focus
Just across the Channel
With its proximity to the European insurance market, Guernsey is positioning itself as an offshore solution for reinsurance and insurance-linked securities, explains Peter Niven
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Features
Standardising trading
The London Market’s progress toward electronic reform can best be described as fragmented. But is this the year the London Market finally gets it all together, digitally, asks Lynley Oram.
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GR Focus
Seeking retro
Has retrocession disappeared without a trace as it did after Hurricane Katrina? Global Reinsurance goes on the hunt for retro capacity in the post-credit crunch environment.
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Global Matters
'Without prejudice' settlements
The recent case of Faraday Capital Ltd v Copenhagen Reinsurance Co Ltd has explored the limits of follow the settlements clauses when insurers have entered into a without prejudice settlement of an underlying claim. Aidan Christie QC examines the question whether a timely concession might sometimes be to insurers’ benefit.
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Industry Matters
Run-off increase predicted
Confluence of factors suggest more portfolios will go into run-off
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Features
Final push
The credit crunch could be the force that finally brings about the electronic reform of the London Market, argues Richard Garnett.
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Editor's Note
Don’t run down run-off
Run-off is not something some people wish to think about. It has the whiff of failure about it. Yet to succeed in the recession, a realistic and tough-minded approach is required.Not panic, but clear and careful thinking.Firstly, and most obviously, the recession argues this. Investment losses are profound.Claims will increase. ...
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GR Focus
Change is here
As Obama settles into power, Gavin Coull, John L. Jacobus and Gary Farmer examine the changes the new regime could bring to the (re)insurance industry. “Change can happen” was the rallying call during President Obama’s presidential campaign, but will it?
