All Reinsurance articles – Page 5
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Online onlyMunich Re acquires Windsor Health
Reinsurer pushes forward with plans for expansion in the US Medicare market
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Online onlyBaden-Baden: Junge renamed Cooper Gay Germany
Reinsurance division of Junge & Co in rebrand
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People & OpinionLeader: Can we stop the slide?
The true test of underwriting discipline will be how companies behave as rates continue to soften
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ClaimsShould we stay or go?
Increased claims for injury are affecting UK reinsurers, and new court-imposed periodical payment orders are proving expensive. Some talk of leaving the UK market, but is there also a chance of growth?
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AnalysisWhat cedants want
Trust, flexibility, security of capital and acute awareness that begins at the underwriting stage are all key to confidence in the relationship between cedants and reinsurers. Global Reinsurance joined players from both perspectives to share insights at a roundtable discussion
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People & OpinionIn my view: You can’t be too careful
With a soft market seeming inevitable, businesses will have to rely for survival on good practice built since the chaos of the late 1990s. But both brokers and underwriters will also need to adopt unprecedented levels of care and caution
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SupplementsAsia perils: Bespoke modelling
Asia’s use of catastrophe models is increasingly sophisticated, but the industry still has some way to go to make the most of the concept
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SupplementsAsia perils: The next peak
China is vulnerable to every kind of natural disaster, especially in the new boom cities and on the coast. With recent disasters raising the profile of insurance, the rapidly maturing market is set to develop shared strategies
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SupplementsAsia perils: Q&A with David Smith
EQECAT’s senior vice-president discusses risk modelling in a region exposed to every natural catastrophe going
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SupplementsAsia perils: Aftershock alert
The catalogue of natural catastrophes in 2010, in Asia and elsewhere, seems unlikely to translate into firmer rates at the 1 January reinsurance renewals. But the rise of Asian megacities leaves the region vulnerable
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AnalysisAfter the event: A Rendez-vous retrospective
While there was no conference-defining event to focus the minds of Monte Carlo delegates this year, reinsurers’ levels of capitalisation, profitability prospects and ability to innovate were debated as the industry enters a tough phase in the cycle
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AnalysisThe Monte Carlo theory
As preparations gear up ahead of this year’s Rendez-Vous, the key themes and talking points between reinsurers, their clients and brokers will focus on much more than just price
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Online onlyReinsurers' performance to weaken - Moody's
Rating agency maintains negative outlook on industry
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People & OpinionOn the inside
Two reinsurance titans; one seriously demanding economic environment. We talk to the men in control, steering their operations towards growth, and mindful of the challenges ahead
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