All Global Reinsurance articles in October 2002
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Reformation
A set of proposals designed to take Lloyd's of London into the 21st century has met with a mixed response.
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Rendez-vous reckoner
A year on from the largest ever loss, Dermott White examines how the reinsurance community has come to terms with the events of 2001 and reports with the latest analysis from Monte Carlo's Rendez-Vous 2002.
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Quality as watchword
Margaret Townsend explains the application of the Six Sigma Quality initiative at GE.
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Protecting value
Ken Davey explains how organisations need to find new solutions to minimise risk exposure.
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ROUNDTABLE : Outsourcing service
Global Reinsurance, played host to a recent roundtable in London, where outsourcing was the topic of debate. A lively discussion ensued.
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Return on information
Igor Best-Devereux argues the case for online reinsurance purchase.
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Re/insurer shares hold promise
Ronald Gift Mullins examines how the prices for the reinsurance industry may have a healthier glow in the future.
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QUALITY : The flight is on
After years of talk, it looks as though the flight to quality is underway, but at what future cost, asks Phil Zinkewicz?
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Hard and fast
This year has seen a definitive hardening in rates for catastrophe property covers, according to a report from reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter.
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Water, water everywhere
Dermott White reports on the substantial losses arising from the August floods, which enveloped large swathes of central Europe.
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New compliance culture
New investor protection legislation requires non-US companies with securities registered in the US to act immediately, says Sandra G Blundetto.
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Optimising business
XL Re has implemented IRIS as its underlying software system to support its rapid expansion, as well as streamline its processing and reporting functions.
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Investment balance
Asset-liability management enables re/insurers to gauge their risk appetite.
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BADEN-BADEN : Negotiations on the way
This year's Baden-Baden meeting is likely to be much more focused on negotiation than the 2001 gathering.
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ASIA SPECIAL : The end of the line
Commutation is gaining popularity in Europe as a way of ending uncertainty in portfolios, but it has yet to take off in Asia. Jim Moran explains the basics.
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ASIA SPECIAL : Focus on security
Security assessment in Asian insurance markets is growing in importance. Natalie Wells explains who needs ratings, and how they are calculated.
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ASIA SPECIAL : Market opening
On 25 April 2002, Munich Re became the first foreign reinsurer to receive approval to establish a branch operation in the People's Republic of China. Munich Re's Karl Wittmann surveys the role for reinsurers in the large, emerging market.
