All Global Reinsurance articles in October 2011

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Special report: Facultative in focus

Considered by many to be too awkward and time-consuming, fac has been given a back seat by insurers. But natural disasters and improved risk modelling are making its benefits more appealing. Global Reinsurance, in association with Partner Re examine the key developments in this eight paged special report
Features
Monty: When you're tired of Monte Carlo ...

2011-10-19T15:06:00Z

Fine wines, fast cars and beautiful women. It’s a hard life for our inside man
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Global Reinsurance October 2011 e-Edition

2011-10-18T11:06:00Z

Available to browse, Global Reinsurance’s October 2011 e-Edition
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Endurance puts Q3 cat losses at $99m

2011-10-14T08:59:00Z

Bermuda-based (re)insurer Endurance estimates that it incurred $99m of catastrophe losses in the third quarter of 2011.
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Endurance names new US property-cat head

2011-10-13T13:37:00Z

Bermuda-based (re)insurer Endurance has promoted Rene Lamer to the position of senior vice-president and head of US property-catastrophe treaty business.
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Alterra expects Q3 loss of $20m-$30m

2011-10-13T13:32:00Z

Bermuda-based (re)insurer Alterra estimates that its losses from Hurricane Irene and other third quarter events will be between $20m and $30m
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Transatlantic reveals another suitor

2011-10-11T19:51:00Z

Transatlantic Holdings has entered a confidentiality agreement and takeover talks with another anonymous third party.
Analysis
The effect of excess: global outlook for rates

2011-10-07T12:42:00Z

Bowring Marsh UK’s Andrew Chester spoke to Global Reinsurance at the Ferma conference in Stockholm about the downward and upward pressures on premiums
People & Opinion
'It seems no company can make an offer for another firm without a string a rival bids'

2011-10-06T15:35:00Z

Acquisition fever has hit the reinsurance market, with excess capital fuelling keen interest in takeover targets like Omega
Cedants
Cedant Q&A: Julie Batch, IAG

2011-10-01T00:00:00Z

IAG’s Julie Batch talks about the challenges of working in a forward-thinking Australian market and the search for confidentiality and innovation, all while studying for a Masters
Analysis
Q&A with Luke Savage

2011-06-10T15:53:00Z

Lloyd’s is in an excellent position to usher in the changes of Solvency II, but shares the industry’s concerns about the implications of a standard formula