All GR Focus articles – Page 2
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No pressure
Thomas F. Bush asks whether subscription insurance markets present US antitrust risks.
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Electronic Lloyd's
The future of Lloyd’s depends on the skill with which it deploys technology. Stephen Breen reports from the Xchanging conference in Brighton, UK.
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Throwing down the gauntlet
Rob Gillies of the LMA examines the impact of European Commission initiatives on subscription markets
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Wake up to Run-Off
Financial turmoil, catastrophe losses, and legislative change could herald the start of a time of increased activity for run-off specialists, write David Banks and David Sandham.
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Subprime rot spreads
The credit crisis is an example of systemic risk, whereby the effects of a crisis in one area of the economy quickly spread to a wide range of others, writes David Sandham
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Underwriting profits to the rescue
With (re)insurers hit by big investment losses, the pressure is on underwriting profits to save the day, writes Ronald Gift Mullins
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Legal mountain
One of the major impacts of the credit crunch on the insurance sector is the large number of Directors & Officers and Errors & Omissions claims that are expected to be filed. David Sandham assesses the damage.
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How the mighty have fallen
Ronald Gift Mullins reviews what went wrong at the insurance giant.
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Handling the crisis
With the dual impact of the credit crunch and softening market on balance sheets, Helen Yates asks how reinsurers can best navigate their way out of this challenging environment.
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Broken by fin cat
The financial catastrophe overcoming AIG and the subsequent Fed bail-out will go down in economic history as one of the most extraordinary weeks ever. Mairi Mallon delves through the entrails of the AIG crisis.
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Modelling for investors
As the market for insurance-linked securities takes off, catastrophe modelling agencies are striving to make their products simpler for investors to understand and easier for issuers to apply. David Banks reports.
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Modelling future climate
The fourth assessment report from the UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) goes some way to predicting the impact of climate change on weather patterns.
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Dammed in China
The recent magnitude 8 earthquake in Sichuan was the strongest and deadliest earthquake to strike China in over 30 years. Dr Milan Simic describes the additional threat from manmade dams and lakes formed by earthquake-induced landslides.
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Handling the capital glut
Can Bermuda reinsurers manage their excess capital successfully after two record-breaking years? If the market can get this right, it could just help to ease competitive pressures, explains Laline Carvalho.
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Bermuda: Trouble in paradise?
The credit crunch, unpopular policies and the ever-looming threat of a major catastrophe loss are just some of the challenges facing Bermuda reinsurers. Some say Bermuda is losing its shine and yet the market has enjoyed two years of record profits. Helen Yates takes stock.
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Willingness to pay
Insurers and reinsurers can build competitive advantage through providing a better claims service. Martin Thomas demonstrates how this can be done.
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London market: Time to move on
With rumours that Lloyd’s could be developing a new central platform, Marcus Alcock asks if the ghost of Kinnect has been finally laid to rest.
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The talent time bomb
Those who are managing the world’s biggest risks are neglecting one of the major hazards for their own business – continuity of skills. David Banks looks at the talent crisis facing the London market and its interests abroad.
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No pain, no gain
The implementation of Europe-wide capital adequacy regulation, Solvency II, will be a huge landmark for the insurance industry. Set to be implemented by 2012, it will have a significant impact on the capital structures of insurance companies and how risk is managed. As organisations endeavour to become Solvency II-compliant, many ...
