All Industry Comment articles – Page 9
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Features
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
Rapid-response reinsurance
The reinsurance side-car market is becoming an increasingly desirable way to spread risk, explains Alan Murray.
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Features
Omission is not an option
Peter Dunlop reveals the dangers of failing to deal effectively with the issue of governing law
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GR Focus
For the greater good D&O
Do insurers have a role to play in enhancing corporate governance and promoting "good" corporate behaviour in the post-Enron/Worldcom world? asks Mark Goracy
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GR Focus
Get it in writing
Two recent court decisions emphasise the importance of contract certainty when providing D&O coverage, explain Richard Bortnick and Emilio Boehringer
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Industry Matters
Finding the right words
The London market has been provided with a new wordings database. Simon Sperryn details how this will help achieve contract certainty targets.
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Industry Matters
Ringing in a new ERA?
Dr Heiner Hasford and Rolf Häßler explain the significance of the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment.
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GR Focus
Avoiding conflict
Insurers increasingly find they are compelled to honour D&O claims despite not having all the information necessary to take an objective view on coverage The knock-on affect is strain on the insurer/reinsurer relationship, explains Richard Murray.
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Industry Matters
Rationalising regulation
Ken Crerar gives his full backing to new proposals to introduce optional federal charter legislation.
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Industry Matters
In need of reform
David Whear warns practitioners not to ignore the Law Commission's review of insurance contract law.
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Features
Modelling Murphy's Law
JB Crozet and Colum D'Auria report on the latest thinking on correlations between lines of business and the lessons learnt from the World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina
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GR Focus
Cultural revolution?
After years of talking about reform in the London market, things are actually happening, says Dave Matcham
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Features
A nail in the coffin?
Does the Enterprise Oil decision mean the end of Lumbermens allocation? ask Simon Greenley and Tim Bull
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GR Focus
No small Claim
Kent Chaplin explains why Lloyd's drive for proactive claims handling is central to its survival
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Industry Matters
Survey reveals broker frustration
Mark Grice considers the findings of a recent UK broker survey.
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Features
Bringing standards back to life
Like many other areas of commerce, the life reinsurance sector has resisted the use of standard business processes and electronic information exchange This is all about to change, explains Lloyd Chumbley.
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Industry Matters
Avian flu is Life threatening
The life market would bear the brunt of losses from an avian flu pandemic, says Lauren Kalinowski.
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Features
Service will be resumed
In the aftermath of the US hurricanes, business interruption has become a topical issue, but it is often misunderstood Ling Ong, Catherine Rawlin and James Stanbury consider some of the legal and practical accounting issues arising after a major catastrophe.
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Industry Matters
Putting the record straight
The satellite insurance industry has to date offered non-specific coverage, but the one size does not fit all, argues André Finn.
