All Global Reinsurance articles in October 2009
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Features
Road to riches
Body Shop founder Anita Roddick once said: ‘There are only two ways of raising money: the hard way and the very hard way.’ Never has that been truer than in recent months. But the squeeze on capital has been easing, writes Mairi Mallon.
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Editor's NoteReflections on the Rendez-Vous
The outlook among delegates who attended the 2009 Reinsurance Rendez-Vous in Monte Carlo was as sunny as the glorious weather there. The mood is stable, even optimistic. Reinsurers have recovered much of the capital they lost in the financial crisis, and the first half of the hurricane season has been ...
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GR Focus
View from the ramparts
Battle lines are drawn in the bid to tax foreign reinsurers in the USA. David Banks assesses the battlefield from the opposing front lines.
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Global Matters
Sleeping giant
India must allow 100% overseas ownership if progress in the insurance sector is to be sustained, says Vikas Newatia.
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GR Focus
Voting with your feet
Taxation is one of the key factors in deciding where a business is domiciled. Recent reports from the UK suggest insurers may be about to desert for more favourable climates unless changes are made that support competitiveness. Liz Booth reports.
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Features
Captives restrained
If conditions are right for captives in the Middle East, why has the market not taken off? Karen Attwood investigates.
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Features
Model behaviour
Solvency II and improvements in the modelling of risk will make loss reserving more sophisticated, predicts Graham Fulcher.
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FeaturesA class apart
Ken LeStrange is no stranger to challenging times. The Endurance boss tells Liz Booth how he formed the company in the aftermath of 9/11 – and how that day continues to have a profound effect
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Cover Story
Winner takes all
The battle for merger with IPC gripped the industry earlier this year, with initial frontrunner Max Capital eventually being usurped by hostile challenger Validus. David Sandham met with the chief executives of these two worthy opponents to hear their take on the fight.
