All Global Reinsurance articles in Latin America

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    Weathering the storm

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    The battered economies and insurance markets of Latin America have several challenges ahead of them, but they have the strengths and the resources to pull through, say Salvatore Orlando and Emilio Nualart.

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    Moving on up

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Keith Shroyer says Latin America's premier reinsurers will be companies with quality, financial strength and superior underwriting teams.

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    Sudden impact

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Despite the benefits of globalisation, Latin America is stilll as vulnerable to financial and social instability as it ever was but it possesses a unique potential for insurers and reinsurers willing to invest in a long-term strategy, say Luc Albert and Thomas Holzheu.

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    Glistening future?

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    It's a tough environment in Latin America but there are opportunities for re/insurers, if they can control costs, improve their distribution network and attract capital, says Aidan Pope.

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    Walking a fine line

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Jonathan Clark and Norman Mitchell say the future of claims processing lies in combining the benefits of a variety of information technology tools, old and new.

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    Dose of realism

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

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    Claims Culture

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    The volume of re/insurance business between Latin America and Europe is growing, which makes it even more important to understand the considerable differences in claims culture between the two regions, says Stirling Leech.

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    Life -an attractive market

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Alan Watts says it will be challenging but there are still good opportunities for life reinsurers in Latin America, provided they adjust their goals to acknowledge the realities of the region.

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    Annuities flourish

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    The US and Latin American annuity markets could learn from each other's experiences, and help each other take advantage of their opportunities, says Jim Backus.