All Regions LIVE articles – Page 102
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Global Matters
Cyber security
Cyber insurance will take off in Australia in the next three to five years, says Antoinette Amputch.
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Features
Is the end in sight?
Robin Cantor, Michael Cook and Mary Lyman consider whether recent US state tort reforms and legal decisions could herald better news for asbestos defendants.
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Features
Flexibility - the key to growth
The failure of rates to harden means that captive formation remains stable, but interest in risk retention is on the rise, explains Jonathan Groves.
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GR Focus
Speed to the Irish market
Its early adoption of the Reinsurance Directive should be another string to Dublin's bow, argues Sarah Goddard.
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Global Matters
Victim of its own success?
Reinsurance contributes greatly to Bermuda's economy, but it could come at a price.
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Features
A market in turmoil
Can the US property reinsurance market survive another active season? Peter Middleton examines the chances.
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Country Analysis
Cleaning up its act
One of the largest potential insurance markets in Europe is only just getting off the ground. James Hydzik discovers that Ukraine is shedding its shady image in an effort to establish a lucrative insurance industry.
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Features
Class action culture
Is the spectre of US-style class actions haunting Europe? ask Truiken Heydn, Chris Williamson and Liz Williams.
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Global Matters
Earthquakes all in a state
American insurer Allstate will no longer offer earthquake cover in an attempt to limit its exposure to rare catastrophes.
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Investment Analysis
Euro Alone now
Europe is still seen as a somewhat difficult market, and analysts are concerned this might be having a detrimental effect on European reinsurers, says Lindsey Rogerson.
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Analysis
Keeping its eye on the ball
After being hit with hurricane losses of $600m in 2005, Endurance was quick off the mark to make some necessary changes to its risk profile, discovers Lilla Zuill.
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Global Matters
Compact begins operation
The NAIC streamlines regulatory oversight in an effort to derail national insurance regulation.
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Global Matters
Capital markets solution
The Financial Services Authority is developing rules to ease the regulation of special purpose vehicles in the UK.
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Features
Don't ignore the small print
The refusal to approve the HIH scheme in its current form is a reminder that schemes of arrangement cannot simply be pushed through the courts, explains Peter Clarke.
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Features
Swiss earthquake risk
Despite the low probability of large earthquakes occurring in Switzerland, the risk is important to model due to its potential catastrophic impact on the region, explain Julian Alovisi and Dr Jayanta Guin.
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Global Matters
Eastern promise
Foreign brokers and reinsurers turn their attention to the burgeoning Indian insurance market.
