All Global Reinsurance articles in October 2010
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C-suite getting more involved in reinsurance buying
Buyers need to consider company-wide implications of risk transfer
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News AgendaReady for take-off
Solvency II is likely to lead to extra business for reinsurers. However, every expert has their own view on the effect of the new regime. Will it mean a greater demand for capital or expertise, or both?
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People & OpinionMonty
Even a deluge over his finest smart casuals could not dampen our insider’s Monte Carlo spirit
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NewsM&A: Over-ripe for picking
As rumours fly about XL Group, and Brit looks set to agree to a takeover, why is the industry is not seeing more merger and acquisition activity, and what needs to happen for the situation to change?
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Lines & RisksLust for life
The life market has weathered the downturn, with life reinsurance in demand for its stablilising effect, which will increase under Solvency II. Yet prices remain high and the field is left to a battle of the giants
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People & OpinionLeader: Can we stop the slide?
The true test of underwriting discipline will be how companies behave as rates continue to soften
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Country FocusNew heights
The tax breaks, the talent and the regulatory advantages are attractive, but access to European business is the main appeal of Switzerland as a domicile. As a glut of reinsurers form operations in Zurich, we look at what its growing influence as a hub could mean for other jurisdictions
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ClaimsShould we stay or go?
Increased claims for injury are affecting UK reinsurers, and new court-imposed periodical payment orders are proving expensive. Some talk of leaving the UK market, but is there also a chance of growth?
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AnalysisWhat cedants want
Trust, flexibility, security of capital and acute awareness that begins at the underwriting stage are all key to confidence in the relationship between cedants and reinsurers. Global Reinsurance joined players from both perspectives to share insights at a roundtable discussion
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NewsThe Rendez-Vous: Imprints of Monte Carlo
The annual meeting in Monaco was dominated by what to do with excess capital, dealing with low valuations and problems with private equity. But has the industry become boring now that the worst companies have gone?
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NewsCapital and reinsurance: Glacier Re goes down
Hedge funds’ involvement in reinsurance through Glacier Re has been short and sweet. The decision to put the company into run-off is not down to losses but investors’ desire to withdraw
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People & OpinionIn my view: You can’t be too careful
With a soft market seeming inevitable, businesses will have to rely for survival on good practice built since the chaos of the late 1990s. But both brokers and underwriters will also need to adopt unprecedented levels of care and caution
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ProfileBeen there, done that
Former Republican candidate Mike McGavick has a huge reputation after turning round XL Group and Safeco. But is his future in business or politics?
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CedantsCedants Q&A: Rory Barker
As head of reinsurance buying at Hiscox, Rory Barker is a long-haul player with an unswerving commitment to group security
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SupplementsAsia perils: Bespoke modelling
Asia’s use of catastrophe models is increasingly sophisticated, but the industry still has some way to go to make the most of the concept
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SupplementsAsia perils: The next peak
China is vulnerable to every kind of natural disaster, especially in the new boom cities and on the coast. With recent disasters raising the profile of insurance, the rapidly maturing market is set to develop shared strategies
