All articles by Nick Thorpe – Page 2
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Cover StoryProtection in all conditions
The appetite for cat bonds has continued unabated in 2007, despite other non-traditional products being wound down. But are they here for good, asks Nick Thorpe, and why is everyone going cat bond crazy?
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Online onlyClimate change could be uninsurable
Insurance “might not be people’s priority” in 50 years, warns Bill McGuire
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Online onlySolvency II to bring more M&A
Bryan Joseph predicts under-pressure medium-sized reinsurers will seek to merge
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Market could still get softer
Heath Lambert's Seymour Matthews is not convinced that the market has plateaued out
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Online onlyChilton: "Take convergence seriously"
Grahame Chilton has urged delegates at this year's Rendez-Vous to take the capital markets convergence seriously
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Fitch calls for calm
Rating agency dismisses fears that subprime crisis spells disaster for reinsurers
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AnalysisOpen Europe
The Reinsurance Directive has already stirred up some interesting structural changes in European reinsurers
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AnalysisStill looking tasty
Ariel's unconditional deal with Atrium and Validus' stable outlook prove that Lloyd's is still offering rich pickings to Bermudians
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AnalysisNote of caution
Can the ongoing profit march of the reinsurance industry continue unabated?
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Online onlyGrowing up
Tawa's initial public offering is the latest sign that run-off is finally coming of age
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Online onlyUnsettling times
The Hartford's $115m agreement with attorney generals is the latest in a long line of costly contingent commission settlements
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Online onlySCORing M&A points
With the SCOR/Converium deal nearing closure, has the predicted M&A frenzy materialised?
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Cover StoryCorrelations of risk
Large catastrophes often reveal unexpected correlations and loss amplifications. Nick Thorpe examines whether these correlations of risk could catch out insurers, reinsurers and their investors
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Online onlyTime is running out
With criticisms being levelled at the take-up rate of technology, Richard Ward has been forced to defend Lloyd’s approach to its very own digital revolution
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Online onlyGone but not forgotten
It might not be receiving the column inches that it did last year but a global pandemic still poses a huge risk to insurers and reinsurers.
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Online onlyNeed for transparency
As Swiss Re launches its first cat bond index, Jacques Aigrain calls for more transparency in this rapidly growing market.
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Online onlyNat cat losses will be off the scale
A Japan earthquake could cost $1trn, warns Professor Bill McGuire
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Today's risks underpriced
Lighthill director Peter Taylor has warned that risks today are underpriced and cat modellers need to address 10 key issues
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