All articles by Will Roberts
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AnalysisSwiss Re advocates compulsory terrorism coverage
Terror cover should be compulsory where government pools exist, says Swiss Re
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Analysis
London "at its peak" says Best
Lloyd’s and the London market has never had it so good, says AM Best in Monte Carlo
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AnalysisKiln eyes up the US
Having made a bold and costly move to Bermuda, Kiln's sights are now on the US
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AnalysisReinsurers urged to maintain discipline
Underwriting discipline is the "biggest near-term challenge", says Fitch
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AnalysisHurricane Katrina: two years on
How the industry turned its biggest ever loss into a lesson in fortitude
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AnalysisNo lasting damage… for insurers
Anticipated homeowner rate hikes belie healthy insurer balance sheets
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Online onlySyndicates brace for soft market
Several Lloyd’s syndicates propose to reduce their capacity in 2008
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Online onlyUnderwriting in a softening market
Lancashire's CFO says discipline is the key to tackling a softening market
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Online onlyTRIA renewal leaves insurers exposed
The renewed TRIA could expose insurers to “colossal” NBCR losses
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Online onlyThe Bermuda broker bonanza
Why are so many brokers upping their presence in the Bermuda market?
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Online onlyGlobal warning
A recent report says there is a “strong indication” that man-made climate change is responsible for increased hurricane activity
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Online onlyHard times
KRW inflicted hefty damage on PXRE, setting in motion a spiral of decline, but news of a merger with Argonaut offers a new lease of life
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Online onlyThe Middle Feast
With healthy profits coming from its established Middle East operations and significant new growth from the Far East, Arig has never had it so good
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Online onlyThe great escape
With insurers' profits likely to be washed away, reinsurers set to emerge from the UK floods relatively unscathed
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Online onlyToo early to pop the champagne corks
A new report highlights record results for Bermuda reinsurers in 2006, but stormy waters lie ahead
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Online onlyIs Singapore the new China?
As Amlin sets up office in Singapore, the Asian invasion continues with firms looking to set up local branches of influence
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Online onlyThe fall and rise of a giant?
Out with the old and in with the new – Scottish Re’s restructuring could signal a new lease of life
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Online onlyThe harm after the storm
Japanese earthquakes set to hit insurers hard, although total cost will not be known for some time
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Online onlyLeaps and bounds for ERM
A recent S&P report highlights the growing importance of ERM as companies look to adopt Solvency II
