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Property Cat Re-Born
Sarah Goddard looks at the background of one of the most successful property catastrophe reinsurers, Renaissance Re.
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Science Not Art
Lee Coppack looks at the forces shaping property catastrophe reinsurance since Hurricane Andrew.
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An ART to Contracts
Investors are much more comfortable with parametric or objective triggers explains John Ryan.
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Securing Trust
As increasing volumes of business are transacted using internet-based systems, re/insurers need to ensure information security.
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Funding the silver future
As retiree-related benefits have an increasing impact on earnings, Christopher Quinn and Chris Rutten contend that they have moved from being a `accounting thing' to an `expense thing'.
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Exclusion troubles
Reinsurers have tried to exclude terrorism risks from treaties, but pressure on insurers in the US to continue covering terrorism risks are resulting in new wordings to accommodate both parties. By Myra E Lobel.
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Entry Of Dragon Opens Hidden Potential
China's accession to the WTO at the end of last year has started to open up the world's largest country to international insurers.
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A dose of reality
European pharmaceutical and medical products companies have been finding liability insurance increasingly difficult to obtain, following large losses in 2001. Adrian Leonard explores the state of the market.
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Dublin directory
Global Reinsurance provides an up-to-date listing of the international re/insurance sector in Dublin.
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Extending the city limits
Dublin is continuing to grow as a location of international re/insurance organisations. By Sarah Goddard.
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Centre page
Centre has been in the vanguard of providing alternative ways of approaching risk problems. Sarah Goddard looks at one of the industry's foremost innovators.
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Captives Thrive In The Eurozone
In its annual survey of European captives, Global Reinsurance polled captive management companies in all major European domiciles on the changes they have seen in 2001 compared to 2000, and their views on prospects for the future.
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Artful developments
Alan Punter and Julian Roberts ask why alternative solutions have not been as widely used as expected following the recent market hardening.
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New solutions
The latest crop of technology offerings will enable life and health insurers to speed up their processes and cut costs, says Maria Thomson.
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XXX - Unravelling the mystery
Keith Parker explores the complexities of Regulation XXX and assesses the industry's response to the hotly debated piece of legislation.
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When needs must
Average policy size for life cover is expected to grow as a result of needs analysis and disability income, creating more life insurance and reinsurance business in Asia, says Warwick Young.
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Stuck in the middle
Life reinsurance has traditionally been written without the aid of a broker, but intermediaries are increasingly becoming involved in transactions. By Sarah Goddard.