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Risk management, reinsurance and efficiency savings through improved subsidence claims handling
The winning paper, by Tony Boobier, of the business management category of the 2001 Lumina awards sets out how a major composite insurer has increased operational efficiency, and used its accumulating knowledge and data to enhance its operational effectiveness and increase its risk management knowledge in subsidence claims, one of ...
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UNDER ADMINISTRATION
Nicole Woodland and Andrew Rose explain the possible effects of administration on troubled insurance companies.
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Taking lime street into the 21st century
Although Lloyd's is widely viewed as an institution wrought through long tradition, it continues to modernise, says Adrian Beeby.
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Supermarket
Sandy Weill's decision to oust Travelers P-C operations from financial services conglomerate Citigroup was an initially stunning decision. Ronald Gift Mullins considers the factors behind the sell-off.
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Seeking A New Way
Phil Zinkewicz assesses whether the current changes in the reinsurance market are pushing buyers towards alternative forms of risk capital, particularly for terrorism cover.
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Meeting point
Jim Moran gives a few hints on maximising the opportunities offered by attending `rendez-vous' gatherings.
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HISTORY IN THE MAKING
The Reinsurance Association of America has recently published its latest biennial study on historical loss cost developments in certain liability classes in the US.
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Hard as nails?
`Cover Armageddon' failed to materialise at the latest renewals, but the season was, nevertheless, a rocky ride.
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Getting the price right
Stephen Jewson, Anders Brix and Christine Ziehmann discuss the relative merits of current weather derivative pricing techniques and speculate on how weather contracts might be priced in the future.
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Future not guaranteed
Michael Laporta, Owen Ryan and Chris Gentle see polarisation, optimisation and innovation as the key factors for the success of re/insurers into the future.
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Forward filing
Riskclick aims to provide a seamless solution to document management in the insurance sector.
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E-business meets fac
Jürgen Petzold, Benita Bierstedt and Johannes Hirata consider the benefits technology can lend to facultative business.
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Derivatives versus insurance
As the weather risk market grows and end-users become increasingly aware of the various risk management opportunities available, they need to focus on the different financial and legal issues that characterise insurance and derivatives by Erik Banks.
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Cost of voices-off
George Tipper explains VOIP, one of the latest technologies to hit the business sector.