All Reinsurance Markets articles – Page 20
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Online onlyBrown & Brown buys Alpha Benefits assets
Acquisition adds employee benefits strength to US intermediary
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Marsh forms regulation and tax practice
Division to be led from London by new appointee previously with Aon
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Reinsurance technology 'must improve'
US survey finds room for improvement in automated administration
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Chinese reinsurance demand 'highly concentrated'
Reports says three companies account for 90% of demand for China Re business
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A- rating for Employers Re and subsidiary
Long term performance set to improve following previous years’ operating losses
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AnalysisQBE to pursue New Cap Re
Judge decides there is a case to be answered by reinsurer in liquidation
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Earthquake hits western Greece
6.1 magnitude quake causes two deaths and damages hundreds of buildings
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Hedge fund firm buys into ILS specialist
Man Group to pay £25m for company focusing on weather derivatives
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The silent revolution
One by one, reinsurers are restructuring and relocating their European insurance headquarters. Mark Batten and Jim Bichard investigate the drivers behind this mass migration.
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Features
Putting ILS to the test
The hype over cat bonds has been sustained by three years of dramatic growth. But can the good times last? Charles Thresh and Jonathon Lane consider the threat of the credit crunch to this burgeoning asset class.
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Investment Analysis
When a hedge fund sneezes
Will reinsurers catch a cold? Hedge funds experienced their first negative quarter on record in Q1. That could have dire consequences for the insurance companies and products they invest in, explains Lindsey Rogerson.
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Features
Will subprime fuel run-off?
It could be years before the full force of the credit crunch is felt by the insurance markets, as Michael Cook explains. So are initial reports of unscathed insurers premature?
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Industry Matters
Expecting the unexpected
Steve Smith says the science points to a hurricane season in line with the heightened risk period – or worse.
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Features
An elegant solution
Only a few years have passed since cat bonds were commonly described as “an elegant solution in search of a problem”. They have since become a vital tool in the risk transfer armoury, but will they remain there? asks Mark Hvidsten.
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Industry Matters
Directive results
Most (re)insurers believe EU directives will cause a rise in run-off business, explains Dan Schwarzmann
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Country Analysis
Switzerland: The pressure cooker
Switzerland is increasingly home from home for Bermuda reinsurers. David Banks assesses its alpine attractions.
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Cover Story
Fragile China
It has been called “China’s Hurricane Andrew”. Following the Sichuan earthquake in China, Helen Yates asks how future events could be better insured and whether a government-backed catastrophe pool could be the solution.
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The next industry changing loss
Only three years have passed since Hurricane Katrina sent three Bermuda reinsurers into run-off. Amanda Atkins considers what impact another major catastrophe could have on the market in 2008.
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GR Focus
Handling the capital glut
Can Bermuda reinsurers manage their excess capital successfully after two record-breaking years? If the market can get this right, it could just help to ease competitive pressures, explains Laline Carvalho.
