All Industry Comment articles – Page 7
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GR Focus
A certain future?
The London market's bid to achieve contract certainty will only be a success if insurers, brokers and clients can work together. Richard Clifford highlights the current focus areas.
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Industry Matters
The next big thing
A bold move by Lloyd's of London has prompted the spotlight to fall on the Cayman Islands. Warren Cabral finds out why.
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Industry Matters
Can the empire strike back?
Is there a clear reason why offshore reinsurance centres are becoming so attractive? asks Kenneth McKenzie.
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Features
Times they are a-changing
There was a time when facultative reinsurance was little more than an afterthought in a group's overall buying strategy. Not anymore, explains Marcus Hopkins.
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GR Focus
Terror still reigning
The evolving nature of terrorism presents constant challenges for insurers looking to provide adequate coverage in an expanding market. Stephen Ashwell offers an update on terrorism risk today.
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Features
Leaving its mark
The Financial Services Authority has taken a firm hand with the insurance industry since the publication of the Strachan report. Ali Sallaway and Christopher Robinson look at some of its recent decisions.
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Industry Matters
Insuring the uninsurable
New developments in urban flood risk modelling could help risk managers underwrite in previously “at risk” areas, explains Dr Justin Butler.
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Features
More than a fad?
Could underwriting discipline be in danger of collapsing as increasing competition, benign cat activity and softening markets puts pressure on pricing? ask Benjamin Gentsch and Marco Circelli.
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Industry Matters
Crunch time
If 2006 is another loss-making year, Habib Kattan predicts retro will change for good.
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Features
Getting the right cover
Terry Masters examines the evolving nature of buying strategies and finds decisions are increasingly reliant on modelled data and group risk management strategies, a process that takes the onus off relationships.
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Features
Capital punishment
Capital is without question everyone's concern right now. As Philip Tippin explains, those insurers and reinsurers that reduce their capital requirements will have a competitive advantage.
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Industry Matters
Scandinavia calling
Has the traditional focus on London as a centre for run-off been at the expense of up-and-coming Nordic countries? Johan Lagerwall thinks so.
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Industry Matters
Anticlimax
Dr Steve Smith examines why this year's so far benign hurricane season is not living up to expectations.
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Features
The road ahead
The advent of Sarbanes Oxley has put increasing pressure on insurers to implement an effective enterprise risk management approach, explain Rosemarie Sansone, Joseph Calandro and Mike Eagan.
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Features
Retro off the radar
Two highly active storm seasons have sent retrocession into hiding, explains Phil Zinkewicz.
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Features
Taking the pulse
The casualty sector may have enjoyed some stability in 2006 but downward pressure on rates is continuing, explains Craig Darling.
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Features
Navigating stormy seas
There has been much discussion regarding the state of the marine and energy markets following last year's hurricanes. Nick Bonnar explains how many previously held assumptions have changed.
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Features
Missing the targets
Ian Harrison takes a look around the world at the changing hotspots for kidnap and ransom risk.
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Features
A market in turmoil
Can the US property reinsurance market survive another active season? Peter Middleton examines the chances.
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GR Focus
Speed to the Irish market
Its early adoption of the Reinsurance Directive should be another string to Dublin's bow, argues Sarah Goddard.
