All Global Reinsurance articles in September 2007 – Page 2
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Features
The elephant in the room
Over the last 12 months, the property catastrophe reinsurance market has dodged a couple of life-threatening bullets and pricing is now gently softening across the board. So what happened? asks Peter Middleton.
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Analysis
Peaking early
At first glance Aspen is a perfect reinsurance case study. Nick Thorpe discovers its emphasis on risk management has given it a resilience that makes it stand out from the crowd.
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Features
Life style changes
The current life reinsurance market, with its ever-decreasing number of players, is facing new challenges and opportunities. Michael Pado looks at the road ahead
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Industry Matters
Flood link to climate change
The WMO and UN's IPCC say extreme weather events will become more frequent
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Features
CEO Q&A - Michael O'Halleran -
An interview with Michael O'Halleran, non-executive chairman of Aon Re Global.
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Features
The captive bug
Captives have been around for more than 20 years and remain just as popular today. Rodney Wicks discovers untapped potential in Asia
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FeaturesRock bottom?
There are two camps where the casualty sector is concerned. One believes rates will continue to spiral downwards, while the other is ever-hopeful of a pricing correction. Will Roberts reports.
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Features
Cat bond bubble
Cat bond fever has continued unabated in 2007. Willis Capital Markets looks at how their pricing has evolved and asks if they can weather the subprime storm currently brewing.
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Editor's Note
Reality bites
Being in Monte Carlo is like being stuck in a time warp. In the ever-changing world of insurance and reinsurance it is comforting escapism to be sat once again in the Café de Paris, gazing across Casino Square at the elegant façade of the Hotel de Paris. The yearly gathering, ...
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Cover StoryCedants become competitors
Reinsurers are increasingly competing with their own clients. Dissatisfied with soaring rates in 2006, many cedants are opting for greater risk retention or capital market solutions, discovers Mairi Mallon. So how can reinsurers adapt?
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Industry Matters
After the floods
This year's devastating floods in the UK have highlighted the need for solid business recovery plans, says Robert Hall
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Investment Analysis
Activist investors
Are hedge funds friend or foe? Some reinsurers have got the jitters despite an exemplary track record. Lindsey Rogerson asks why.
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GR Focus
Thinking and acting global
How global is reinsurance really? Sean Mooney looks at how the industry scores against the Stanford School of Business' key criteria for successful global businesses.
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