All Global Reinsurance articles in November 2006
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Investment Analysis
Rescue remedy?
The last month has seen so much going on in and around Lloyd's that it will take some time for the full ramifications to sink in for investors. But initial soundings, specifically with regard to Warren Buffett's intervention, are positive, reports Lindsey Rogerson.
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Global Matters
Time for reform
The reinsurance industry faces change under a proposed overhaul of contract law.
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Features
The price is right
When markets are softening and the pressure is on, predictive modelling can help insurers secure the "right price" for individual risks. And, according to John Lucker, Catherine Barton and Mark Rothwell, it can benefit reinsurers too.
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Country Analysis
Rite of PASSAGE
Since joining the European Union in 2004 proactive regulators have worked around the clock to make a success of Malta's evolution from offshore tax haven into onshore financial centre. Helen Yates takes a virtual tour.
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Features
Tightening the noose
The future of risk retention groups lies firmly in the hands of state and federal legislators, explains Stacy Shapiro.
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Features
Unsung heroes
There are some extraordinary individuals in our business - people who devote their spare time to giving something back to society. Ronald Gift Mullins investigates children's cancer charity St Baldrick's, the pride of the reinsurance industry.
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Global Matters
An unlikely hero
Equitas' $7bn reinsurance deal with Berkshire Hathaway has been hailed as a “win-win” deal.
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Industry Matters
Guaranteed success
Takaful insurance looks set to be the fastest growing sector in coming years, predict Phillip Thorpe and Fetooh Al Zayani.
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Cover Story
The importance of going public
A month ago it might have seemed ludicrous to speculate about when the Class of 2005 would go public. But with Flagstone's IPO bid and others rumoured to be seeding the pipeline, this group of start-ups is bucking the trend, discovers Helen Yates.
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Features
The future is nigh
The London market seems to be blighted by past attempts to introduce technology to the industry. But as Nick Thorpe discovers from some of the market's leading technology providers, it's anything but doom and gloom.
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Global Matters
Terror pool fund injection
India's terrorism backstop is seeking a substantial increase in funding to deal with increased threat levels.
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Global Matters
Flooding the market
A new report confirms that Europe is as vulnerable to a major insured loss as areas such as the Gulf of Mexico.
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GR Focus
Final Hurdle
Has real progress been made with contract certainty or is it just "low hanging fruit"? David Hall explains how tripartite relationships are the key to reaching the higher branches.
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Features
Drilling down
It may have been a quiet hurricane season, but as Keith Leung discovers, there are still plenty of challenges facing offshore energy in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Industry Matters
Fragile China
The world's most populous nation is also one of the world's most deadly, says Dr Paul Burton.
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GR Focus
A certain future?
The London market's bid to achieve contract certainty will only be a success if insurers, brokers and clients can work together. Richard Clifford highlights the current focus areas.
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CEO Q&A
CEO Q&A - David Priebe
An interview with David Priebe, president and chief executive officer of Guy Carpenter Europe.
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Global Matters
Landmark ruling on World Trade Center
Federal ruling signals the end of a long and bitter legal protest.
