All Reinsurance articles – Page 176
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Aon UK CEO comments on mid-year renewals
Underwriters are taking on less risk than usual this year, contributing to an unprecedented hardening of rates since Janua …
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GR Focus
The cautious accountant
The demise of WorldCom and Enron, and the resulting Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, has revolutionised the way accountants and reinsurers interact, explains Mairi Mallon.
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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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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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Features
A user guide for cat models
The combination of a heavy reliance on catastrophe models and uncertainty in model outputs has caused widespread unease regarding their usage in the industry, explains Dr Herve Castella.
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CEO Q&A
Hemant Shah - CEO Q&A
An interview with Hemant Shah, president and chief executive officer of Risk Management Solutions (RMS).
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Editor's Note
Editor's Note - The clock is ticking
Hurricane seasons can be deceiving because they encourage us to think on a yearly basis when longer-term trends can be more revealing.
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Industry Matters
Rebuilding costs – science or guesswork?
The underinsurance of property risk is impacting both global and local markets says Tony Boobier.
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Features
The great debate
With the industry facing increasingly ferocious hurricane seasons, Dr Eberhard Faust details the conflicting arguments from the scientific community on what could be behind this period of heightened activity.
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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.
