All Global Reinsurance articles in May 2007
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Global MattersPuerto reinsurance
AIG takes the plunge in Latin America with the announcement of a new reinsurance operation in Puerto Rico...
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Global MattersLloyd's "unstoppable momentum"
S&P’s decision to upgrade Lloyd’s to “A+” reflects more than just the Equitas deal...
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Global MattersBring home the bacon
Willis chairman and chief executive Joe Plumeri recently echoed industry veteran Hank Greenberg's call for a federal charter in the US...
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Global Matters
It takes two to tango
The war of words between SCOR and Converium gathers pace, as the Swiss reinsurer fights to maintain its independence...
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GR Focus
Time for transparency
The issue of broker transparency is now firmly back in the spotlight with the industry anticipating another regulatory crackdown, this time at the hands of the European Commission. Richard Bucknall and David Margrett suggest the best way forward.
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GR Focus
Picking up the pieces
The era since Eliot Spitzer's bid-rigging allegations has transformed the insurance brokerage market. Steven Ader assesses the impact on its three biggest players.
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Industry Matters
Nuclear reserves
It may sound far fetched, but it works. Dewi James describes how the nuclear decay process can be used to describe reserving methods
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GR Focus
Spotting a niche
In the post-Spitzer environment, non-traditional reinsurance has become an important source of revenue for many brokers. Helen Yates looks back on how this business took off in 2006 and how, one year on, the sophistication of the products has grown dramatically.
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FeaturesGR Survey: London And Technology
Can the London market afford an arm's length relationship with technology? In April, GR ran a survey looking at the importance of technology for the future success of the London market.
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GR Focus
Risking The Future
With brokers still smarting from the effects of Eliot Spitzer's investigations, rampant diversification plans are underway throughout the industry. Some brokers are even looking to transform themselves into risk consultancies. Nick Thorpe reports.
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CEO Q&A
Great expectations
When Richard Ward took up the helm as chief executive of Lloyd's on 24 April 2006, expectations were high. The market faced numerous hurdles and all eyes were on Ward to see how he would tackle them. Now a year into the role, Nick Thorpe gets the low-down.
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Industry Matters
Managing investor demands
With almost $35bn raised since Hurricane Katrina, much of it from the capital markets, the industry must cater to this important source of capacity, explain Jean-Bernard Crozet and Colum D’Auria
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Cover Story
Keeping London competitive
With the pressure mounting from rival jurisdictions and constant in-fighting hindering progress, is London's heyday over? Nick Thorpe investigates some of the main challenges facing the market.
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Analysis
The Little Company That Does
From minnow to giant, Warren Buffett has turned National Indemnity into a behemoth of the insurance industry, discovers Ronald Gift Mullins.
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Industry Matters
Climate change is here
With predictions for a highly active hurricane season in 2007, Trevor Maynard considers the ompact of climate change on natural catastrophes.
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CEO Q&ACEO Q&A: James Summers
"All the best brokers have natural passion, in fact any good leader will always demonstrate passion and confidence in what he or she does," says James Summers, chief executive of Cooper Gay & Co.
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Industry Matters
Hedging cat perils
Allianz’s new catastrophe bond covers flooding in the UK by offsetting the risk against North American earthquakes, explains Marc Hannebert
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Global Matters
Aspen taps capital markets
Aspen announces property cat agreement with Cayman-based Ajax Re
