All Industry Comment articles – Page 2
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M&A: Shop till you drop
It seems that everyone agrees: the time is ripe for mergers and acquisitions in the reinsurance sector. Global Reinsurance asked four market practitioners for their views on the factors fuelling the appetite.
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One less job for the police
As regulators consider how to make financial markets more resilient in future, David Page calls for more proactive, less punitive supervision.
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Handing on vital knowledge
No matter what anyone tells you, reinsurance is a knowledge-based business, as Chris Murumets explains.
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Does diversification improve security?
In light of the turmoil in the Western economies, Jonathan Parry asks whether diversification can really be seen as an indicator of strength.
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Indexation clauses must be brought into line
Markets should make adjustments to bring indexation clauses into line with the actual development of claims, argues Scott Altstadt.
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Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
Despite the principal of broker independence, insurers are actively pursuing broker acquisitions, says Geoff Kinsella
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Chasing cyber storms
Is the reinsurance industry conducting enough research to understand future cyber risk, asks Drew Bartkiewicz
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Programme optimisation is the answer
Vicky Carter discusses why a strategic approach to reinsurance is the key to lowering capital costs
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Against short-termism
The reinsurance industry needs to move to a more sustainable model, argues David Huckstepp
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A return to the three ‘R’s
While some companies “limbo dance” their way to lower rates, others are increasingly concerned with a traditional sense of discipline, as Gavin Coull explains.
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The ‘Silicon Valley’ of reinsurance
Bermuda is sparing no effort in its race for “regulatory equivalence”, as Brad Kading explains.
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Timing is everything
Now is the time for a New York Insurance Exchange, writes Eric Dinallo
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One policy, multiple coverages
The trend in the US has been to separate cover for specific perils. Kevin McCarty argues that multi-peril insurance would be so much better.
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When storms turn political
With the prospect of high hurricane activity and pressure to keep rates low, reinsurers face a growing need to mitigate their risks, as Bob Ward explains.
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Dealing with a surge of claims
Reinsurers need their own cat management plan to avoid being overcome by the volume of claims arising from a major catastrophe, says Mark Sullivan.
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Commodity inflation heightens catastrophe risk
Chris O’Kane looks at why the industry urgently needs to wake up to the real possibility of “commodity surge”.
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A long-term view of Latin America
Despite the incredible opportunities in Latin America, the market must shed its old image to fully capitalise, insists Stephen Jackson.
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The silent revolution
One by one, reinsurers are restructuring and relocating their European insurance headquarters. Mark Batten and Jim Bichard investigate the drivers behind this mass migration.
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Preventing a tailspin
It’s becoming a buyer’s market but the signs are good that reinsurers will stand their ground at mid-year. Chris Klein predicts a long glide down.
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Will subprime fuel run-off?
It could be years before the full force of the credit crunch is felt by the insurance markets, as Michael Cook explains. So are initial reports of unscathed insurers premature?
