All Industry Comment articles – Page 4
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Industry Matters
Taming the cycle
Mark Hewett argues that taming the reinsurance cycle is more feasible now than ever before.
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Industry Matters
Open future
Dr Maria Marques looks at the implications of an open Brazilian market.
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Industry Matters
All together now
A unified response is the only way to meet the European Commission’s concerns, argues Nathan Willmott.
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Industry Matters
Keeping Lloyd's attractive
There can be no resting on laurels at Lloyd’s of London, warns Rolf Tolle.
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Industry Matters
The missing link
Securitisation will only become a viable secondary market if data improves, argues Igor Best-Devereux.
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Industry Matters
Sink or swim
Finding reliable flood data remains a major obstacle to modelling, says Dr Justin Butler.
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Industry Matters
Market changing events
Aon Re Global released its expectations for the worldwide reinsurance renewals with effective dates of 1 January 2008 in September.The most significant finding indicated that the size of an industry event or events necessary to change the downward direction of the current reinsurance pricing cycle – $15bn to $25bn – ...
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Industry Matters
Staffing crisis
Sandy Scott says that knowledge must be attained and then maintained
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Industry Matters
Enabling Reform
The London market needs to respond to global competition pressures quickly, says Graham Wright
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Industry Matters
Grandfather insurance
Why are marine insurers trying to defy gravity? asks Neil Macnaughtan
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Industry Matters
After the floods
This year's devastating floods in the UK have highlighted the need for solid business recovery plans, says Robert Hall
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Industry Matters
Flood link to climate change
The WMO and UN's IPCC say extreme weather events will become more frequent
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Industry Matters
Forecasting the storm
Hurricane activity in 2007 is forecast to be below the norm, says Professor Mark Saunders
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Industry Matters
Securing the future
Life insurance securitisation is set to grow, according to Stephen Hunnisett
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Industry Matters
Results suggest softening
The dip in reinsurers' premiums in Q2 suggests the softening has begun
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Features
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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Industry Matters
New kid on the block
Matt Huddleston explains how the Met Office has staked a claim to tropical storm forecasting
