All Reinsurance Markets articles – Page 21
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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
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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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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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
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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Features
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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AM Best assigns ratings to Gulf Re
"Likely to maintain strong risk-adjusted capitalisation"
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Central Re of Taiwan reassessed
AM Best upgrades outlook to positive due to strong risk management and performance
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Markel wins case against surety bond underwriter
Court heard that premium was secretly diverted to an offshore entity for profit
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Benfield in $20.5m sidecar investment
Globe Re will underwrite business for Florida catastrophe exposure
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AM Best affirms Flagstone Re ratings
Assessment cites strong risk-based capital and solid operating results
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Aon appoints environmental insurance specialist
Dr Simon Johnson will lead group advising on sustainability issues
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S&P lowers RAM Re ratings
Downgrade due in part to losses in reinsured subprime, mortgage-backed securities and CDOs
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AM Best rates Casiopea Re
Business now better capitalised thanks to O2 handsets business
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Aon seals deal on contingent commissions
Firms bought by the broker will have three years to apply rules
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AM Best affirms Travelers ratings
Positive ratings reflect ‘strong capitalisation and earning power’
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MetLife to divest stake in RGA
Common stock to be recapitalised into two classes and offered to MetLife stockholders
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AM Best rates Valais Re notes
Assessment relates to retrocession agreement with Flagstone companies
