Opinion – Page 13
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Q&A: Gary Reader, head of global insurance, KPMG
KPMG’s new head talks global insurance reporting frameworks, insurance M&A, and why insurers need to be more customer-centric
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Interview: RSA Asia chief executive Chris Colahan
Colahan on rebuilding RSA’s presence in Asia
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Q&A: Scor chairman and chief executive Denis Kessler
Kessler believes that life as a ‘reinsurance industry guy’ is much like that of a monk – both are vocations that never fade
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What are the cracks in contract certainty?
CMS Cameron McKenna partner Alex Denslow on which disputes will evade the London market’s drive to contract certainty
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A fresh look at China’s agriculture exposure
New risk models are needed in the world’s largest agricultural market, says Asia Risk Centre chief executive Roman Hohl
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Markel’s marine man at home in Asia’s risky waters
‘No region has a franchise on genius when it comes to risk management’, says Matthew Cannock
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Interview: Dane Douetil, chief executive, BMS
The new chief executive of BMS has had a varied insurance career in differing guises and harbours high ambitions for his business
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The facts behind the unstoppable rise of ILS
Conyers Dill and Pearman Bermuda insurance practice head Chris Garrod on the future of convergence
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Q&A: Bermuda's premier Craig Cannonier and finance minister Bob Richards
Bermuda’s premier and finance minister talk to GR about the first year of being in power, convincing reinsurers to move back to the island, and being made a scapegoat by G20 nations
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Q&A: George Kabban, UIB
UIB’s Middle East chief explains why a unified charter for standards in the MENA region will get rid of ‘cowboy’ brokers
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Interview: Swiss Re chief executive Michel Liès
Michel Liès is an uncharacteristically optimistic chief executive, partly because his business is in its strongest form in years, partly because he sees opportunities amid the gloom
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Q&A: Johannes Martin Hartmann, VIG Re
VIG Re chairman Johannes Martin Hartmann lays out his plans for the company’s future and why Central and Eastern Europe still provides rich pickings for (re)insurance businesses
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Q&A: Mark Harrington, Barbican
Barbican’s chief underwriting officer discusses challenges facing the reinsurance market, including the growing convergence with the capital markets, and why it is a good time to be part of the Lloyd’s franchise.
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Q&A: Chris O'Kane, Aspen
Aspen’s chief executive discusses the business’s work in developing countries, its treatment of capital markets and its hopes for renewed growth in the US
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Profile: Ulrich Wallin, Hannover Re
Tighter control on investment and catastrophe underwriting has helped Hannover Re weather the economic storm, says its chief executive Ulrich Wallin
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Q&A: Paul Traynor, BNY Mellon
From the eurozone crisis to global catastrophe, BNY Mellon’s head of EMEA insurance services discusses the challenges facing the international insurance sector this year and how businesses can manage their risk exposure while turning a profit
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Q&A: Richard Anson, Antares
Antares head of ceded reinsurance Richard Anson tells GR his focus and strategies for dealing with the current economic climate, alternative reinsurance structures, and what he expects from brokers
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Profile: Michael Casella, Chubb Europe
Being voted number one by brokers is a vote of confidence for Chubb Europe’s Michael Casella, who sees niche opportunities as the way ahead for the company
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Q&A: Thomas Blunck, Munich Re
Reinsurers bore the brunt of the widespread US droughts of 2012, with Munich Re being one of the worst hit. GR spoke to Munich Re board member Thomas Blunck about the effect of the drought and other key issues facing the industry
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Video Q&A: Toby Esser, Cooper Gay
Last year, global wholesale and reinsurance broker Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford received a significant private equity boost, putting chief executive Toby Esser in a strong position to make strategic investments. He talks to GR about its prospects, both local and global