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    Run-off decision hits Quanta Q3 results

    2006-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The company had a negative $6.7m in gross premiums

  • Investment Analysis

    Rescue remedy?

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    The last month has seen so much going on in and around Lloyd's that it will take some time for the full ramifications to sink in for investors. But initial soundings, specifically with regard to Warren Buffett's intervention, are positive, reports Lindsey Rogerson.

  • Global Matters

    Time for reform

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    The reinsurance industry faces change under a proposed overhaul of contract law.

  • Country Analysis

    Rite of PASSAGE

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Since joining the European Union in 2004 proactive regulators have worked around the clock to make a success of Malta's evolution from offshore tax haven into onshore financial centre. Helen Yates takes a virtual tour.

  • Features

    Tightening the noose

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    The future of risk retention groups lies firmly in the hands of state and federal legislators, explains Stacy Shapiro.

  • Global Matters

    An unlikely hero

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Equitas' $7bn reinsurance deal with Berkshire Hathaway has been hailed as a “win-win” deal.

  • Industry Matters

    Guaranteed success

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Takaful insurance looks set to be the fastest growing sector in coming years, predict Phillip Thorpe and Fetooh Al Zayani.

  • Cover Story

    The importance of going public

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    A month ago it might have seemed ludicrous to speculate about when the Class of 2005 would go public. But with Flagstone's IPO bid and others rumoured to be seeding the pipeline, this group of start-ups is bucking the trend, discovers Helen Yates.

  • Features

    The future is nigh

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    The London market seems to be blighted by past attempts to introduce technology to the industry. But as Nick Thorpe discovers from some of the market's leading technology providers, it's anything but doom and gloom.

  • Global Matters

    Flooding the market

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    A new report confirms that Europe is as vulnerable to a major insured loss as areas such as the Gulf of Mexico.

  • GR Focus

    Final Hurdle

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Has real progress been made with contract certainty or is it just "low hanging fruit"? David Hall explains how tripartite relationships are the key to reaching the higher branches.

  • Features

    Drilling down

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    It may have been a quiet hurricane season, but as Keith Leung discovers, there are still plenty of challenges facing offshore energy in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Industry Matters

    Fragile China

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    The world's most populous nation is also one of the world's most deadly, says Dr Paul Burton.

  • GR Focus

    A certain future?

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    The London market's bid to achieve contract certainty will only be a success if insurers, brokers and clients can work together. Richard Clifford highlights the current focus areas.

  • Global Matters

    Landmark ruling on World Trade Center

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Federal ruling signals the end of a long and bitter legal protest.

  • Industry Matters

    The next big thing

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    A bold move by Lloyd's of London has prompted the spotlight to fall on the Cayman Islands. Warren Cabral finds out why.

  • Industry Matters

    Can the empire strike back?

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Is there a clear reason why offshore reinsurance centres are becoming so attractive? asks Kenneth McKenzie.

  • Analysis

    Arabian Nights

    2006-11-01T00:00:00Z

    A quarter of a century has been kind to Middle Eastern insurer Arig. Nick Thorpe looks at its recent foray into the takaful reinsurance market.