All Global Reinsurance articles in November/December 2011
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News'Far better to take corrective action and move forward, than struggle on and risk disaster'
Following big cat losses, Flagstone Re’s decision to sell some of its operations and get back to basics makes a lot of sense
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AnalysisLiability: Picking up the tab
Accidents like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have woken underwriters up to the fact that offshore energy operations require much more complex cover
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AnalysisNeal Bill: Closing the loophole
A change to US legislation aims to end an unintended tax subsidy for foreign-owned insurers, and stem the flow of capital out of the country. But with the likelihood that rates will rise and capacity will fall as a result, insurance buyers are not happy
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AnalysisBermuda: Out of the shadows
Long esteemed for its speedy approval of new companies and low taxes, Bermuda has lately lost some of its gloss. Lauren Gow examines the impact of market instability and asks if it can once again be a (re)insurance shining light
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FeaturesSpace: reinsurance's final frontier
The prospect of space travel has insurers tingling with excitement - now they just need to get past the problem of overcapacity
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CedantsCedant Q&A: Tor Mellbye, Länsförsäkringar
Swedish mutual insurer Länsförsäkringar’s reinsurance general manager explains why ‘slow and steady’ will win the race in the current market
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FeaturesMonty: Welcome to the dry season
Our man keeps his cool in the face of industry cheek and, gasp, beer rationing
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FeaturesLatin America: Making sense of the new world
A year of major catastrophes, a continuing global economic crisis and new solvency regulation are just some of the dynamics shaping the future of the Latin American reinsurance market. Patria Re looks at the big picture
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FeaturesLatin America: Ring of fire
The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the Maule region of Chile on 27 February 2010 was a test of the country’s resilience, its strong adherence to building codes and its high take-up of insurance and reinsurance
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AnalysisLatin America: Touching ground
Signs that reinsurance rates are flattening in Latin America are welcomed by those who have seen the market get softer and softer. But are this year’s low interest rates enough to offset the market’s excess?
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People & OpinionTom Bolt, Lloyd's
By virtue of his job title alone, Lloyd’s performance management director Tom Bolt is a formidable character. But there’s no reason for the industry to fear him … too much
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News Agenda2011 in review: Heroes and villains
Catastrophes, disasters and scandals; this year has been nothing if not tumultuous. How has the industry weathered the storm?
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News Agenda2011 in review: The comebacks and climbdowns
This year’s reinsurer results for the first nine months of 2011 have been a decidedly mixed bag
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News Agenda2011 in review: The tangled web of Transatlantic/Omega
Check out who’s connected to whom in our map of this year’s two biggest acquisition stories
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News Agenda2011 in review: Apocalypse now *
* Well, based on 2011’s figures so far, it’s certainly shaping up that way
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AnalysisBaden-Baden: Finding a balance
Against the odds, some reinsurers are set to make a profit in this, their worst ever year, and yet the market remains balanced on a knife edge
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