All Global Reinsurance articles in May 2011
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SupplementsMultaQa: Motivations to merge
As insurance firms proliferate and regulation picks up pace, discussion at MultaQa 2011 turned to the prospects for mergers and acquisitions in the GCC region
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People & OpinionLeader: The trouble with innovation
Do cedants really need the reinsurance equivalent of Thomas Edison assuming their risk?
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SupplementsMultaQa roundtable: Talking heads
At the annual reinsurance gathering in Qatar, company bosses met for a frank conversation about the industry’s challenges
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People & OpinionMonty: A taste of the good times
From a shiny iPad 2 to a rump steak cooked medium rare, our man seeks the finer things in life
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SupplementsMultaQa: Global influence
With Japan reeling from natural disasters and political upheaval spreading throughout the Middle East, MultaQa 2011 looked beyond Qatar and the GCC region
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Country FocusIsrael: Eye of the storm
Israel is a relative oasis of calm in a region being torn apart by civil war and natural disaster. GR reports on the state of the nation for the reinsurance sector
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Lines & RisksUnrest: On a knife edge
As civil unrest escalates and political regimes across North Africa and the Middle East are shaken, how is the reinsurance market feeling the impact?
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SupplementsMultaQa: Market development
MultaQa 2011 opened with an invitation to firms to list their business wishes, but what prospects are there for creating a market in Qatar that can fulfil them?
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News AgendaCounting the cost of Japan's catastrophe
On 11 March, a massive earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan, causing massive destruction to life, property and infrastructure – even altering the lay of the land itself. Now the (re)insurance industry must attempt to get to grips with the scientific implications of these events
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FeaturesDavid Cash, Endurance
As David Cash enters his second year as chief executive of Endurance, he believes industry conditions are the best they have been for some years and favours organic increases over consolidation
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People & OpinionIn my view: Sharing the burden of disaster
When natural disaster strikes, it can be an arduous process to rebuild the affected region, and the financial impact can be immense. Policymakers need to assess the role that (re)insurers can play to ensure a sensible balance between public and private liability
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CedantsQ&A: Jeremy Brazil, Markel
The chief executive of Markel finds that thinking in terms of set risk appetites has sustained the firm’s buying strategy post-financial crisis
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NewsBrazil: On lockdown
New rules in Brazil have placed limits on transfers and cession to international (re)insurers and, despite some concessions by the regulators following industry lobbying, critics warn that these limitations may impede the growth of the market
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People & OpinionWeblog - May 2011
While April saw no major catastrophes, reinsurers took a collective intake of breath as claims from the first quarter came flooding in.Balance sheets all round took a beating in Q1, but it wasn’t all bad news. Topping out our most popular stories this month was Hannover Re, which reported record ...
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Analysis1 April renewals: Acting local
Following a staggering run of natural catastrophes, the industry has been awaiting the 1 April renewals with interest. While rates on a local level have seen some rises, high levels of reinsurance capital are suppressing a wider hardening
