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Technophile
Rowan Douglas explains the changes in attitude towards technology at Willis Re, the reinsurance division of broker Willis, that have helped boost its recent increase in business.
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Speeding up the process
Collaboration is driving moves towards shared repositories in the insurance industry, says Alistair Lamb.
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Paying the price of terror
The thorny issue of who assumes responsibility for terrorism cover remains a problem.
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High-tech high speed
Maria Thomson sees evidence of technology speeding up processing and cutting costs, as well as opening up new markets.
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Taking the guesswork out of pricing us risk
Nolan E. Asch details the Insurance Services Office Inc systems for pricing risks in the US.
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Refocussing for future success
Alastair Mair looks at the current state of information management, suggesting that companies need to go back to basics if they are to ensure they are using the right information platforms.
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Hurricane forces
Active hurricane seasons do not automatically mean massive losses, though tropical storms are quite capable of widescale damage, says Richard Dixon.
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Survival of the fittest
The sudden demise of several online trading platforms in recent months has significantly reduced the number of companies setting up to provide re/insurance capacity electronically. Alex Letts talks to Global Reinsurance about operational consolidation and what separates the winners from the losers.
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Merger mania drops
Clare Bates outlines the slowdown in M&A activity over the course of last year.
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Laying down the law
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae attorneys provide an overview of reinsurance trends over the course of 2001.
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Who picks up the tab when the servers go down?
Traditional re/insurance products do not address the needs of internet-based exposures. By Constanze Brand and Monika Gruber.
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Social Darwinism
Dave Duden and Dave O'Neil look at the current state of risk management information systems.
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How costly is your risk
The fourth RIMS benchmark study on cost of risk showed a decline in the overall cost of risk for organisations based in the US and Canada, though the experience of large corporations masked an increase in certain lines.
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Limbering up for global competition
Success in the insurance and financial industries in the next decade will require aggressive, innovative development of new baseline capabilities, says Bill Pieroni.
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Comp cover crunch
Workers' compensation cover is becoming increasingly hard to find in the private market. By Phil Zinkewicz.
