All Industry Comment articles – Page 8
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Features
Courting capital
Alternative risk transfer solutions are set to break new records in 2006. Cat bonds, sidecars and swaps are all increasingly popular means of tapping the capital flows, explain Jonathan Barnes and Alan Punter.
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Industry Matters
Clearly does it
Contract clauses need to be water tight to stand up to possible litigation explains Claire Walter.
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Is the end in sight?
Robin Cantor, Michael Cook and Mary Lyman consider whether recent US state tort reforms and legal decisions could herald better news for asbestos defendants.
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No flight of fancy
Underwriters are holding firm on pricing and terms for aviation reinsurance in recognition of the sector's increasing exposure, explains Gary Millen.
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Flexibility - the key to growth
The failure of rates to harden means that captive formation remains stable, but interest in risk retention is on the rise, explains Jonathan Groves.
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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.
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A market in turmoil
Can the US property reinsurance market survive another active season? Peter Middleton examines the chances.
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Missing the targets
Ian Harrison takes a look around the world at the changing hotspots for kidnap and ransom risk.
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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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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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Retro off the radar
Two highly active storm seasons have sent retrocession into hiding, explains Phil Zinkewicz.
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Class action culture
Is the spectre of US-style class actions haunting Europe? ask Truiken Heydn, Chris Williamson and Liz Williams.
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Industry Matters
An argument for intervention
Insurers, consumers and government all play key roles in catastrophe preparation, mitigation and recovery, says Ernst Csiszar.
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Industry Matters
Model behaviour
At this year's Rendez-Vous de Septembre it will be “supermodels” of a different kind that will dominate discussions, explains Geoff Kinsella.
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A user guide for cat models
The combination of a heavy reliance on catastrophe models and uncertainty in model outputs has caused widespread unease regarding their usage in the industry, explains Dr Herve Castella.
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A changing world
If the upheaval of ongoing regulatory scrutiny were not enough, the verdicts from a handful of recent cases could have additional implications on the way insurance brokers go about their business, explains Carolyn Haigh.
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Industry Matters
Rebuilding costs – science or guesswork?
The underinsurance of property risk is impacting both global and local markets says Tony Boobier.
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The great debate
With the industry facing increasingly ferocious hurricane seasons, Dr Eberhard Faust details the conflicting arguments from the scientific community on what could be behind this period of heightened activity.
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Don't ignore the small print
The refusal to approve the HIH scheme in its current form is a reminder that schemes of arrangement cannot simply be pushed through the courts, explains Peter Clarke.
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Swiss earthquake risk
Despite the low probability of large earthquakes occurring in Switzerland, the risk is important to model due to its potential catastrophic impact on the region, explain Julian Alovisi and Dr Jayanta Guin.
