All articles by Ben Dyson – Page 3
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AnalysisWhat Beazley's results say about Lloyd's prospects
The first Lloyd's insurer results of the season contain some useful indicators of what to expect from others
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AnalysisNovae chief: Lloyd’s firms need to merge
Fosh says companies must be bigger to attract investors
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ProfileMatthew Fosh, Novae
Matthew Fosh faced many challenges when he joined Novae as chief executive but he says the company’s success is down to the qualities of its staff
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SupplementsMultaQa: Motivations to merge
As insurance firms proliferate and regulation picks up pace, discussion at MultaQa 2011 turned to the prospects for mergers and acquisitions in the GCC region
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People & OpinionLeader: The trouble with innovation
Do cedants really need the reinsurance equivalent of Thomas Edison assuming their risk?
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SupplementsMultaQa roundtable: Talking heads
At the annual reinsurance gathering in Qatar, company bosses met for a frank conversation about the industry’s challenges
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SupplementsMultaQa: Global influence
With Japan reeling from natural disasters and political upheaval spreading throughout the Middle East, MultaQa 2011 looked beyond Qatar and the GCC region
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SupplementsMultaQa: Market development
MultaQa 2011 opened with an invitation to firms to list their business wishes, but what prospects are there for creating a market in Qatar that can fulfil them?
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News AgendaCounting the cost of Japan's catastrophe
On 11 March, a massive earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan, causing massive destruction to life, property and infrastructure – even altering the lay of the land itself. Now the (re)insurance industry must attempt to get to grips with the scientific implications of these events
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FeaturesDavid Cash, Endurance
As David Cash enters his second year as chief executive of Endurance, he believes industry conditions are the best they have been for some years and favours organic increases over consolidation
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People & OpinionWeblog - May 2011
While April saw no major catastrophes, reinsurers took a collective intake of breath as claims from the first quarter came flooding in.Balance sheets all round took a beating in Q1, but it wasn’t all bad news. Topping out our most popular stories this month was Hannover Re, which reported record ...
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Analysis1 April renewals: Acting local
Following a staggering run of natural catastrophes, the industry has been awaiting the 1 April renewals with interest. While rates on a local level have seen some rises, high levels of reinsurance capital are suppressing a wider hardening
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People & OpinionEd Noonan, Validus
Validus boss Ed Noonan can quip with the best of them, but beneath the grin lies a tough customer, as his company’s hostile takeover of IPC proved. He talks here about the deal of the decade – and what’s next on the agenda
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NewsA moving picture
The true scale of reinsurance losses following the catastrophe in Japan could belie the horrors depicted in the media
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People & OpinionLeader: With great loss, comes great responsibility
Amid all the Japan loss estimates, one shouldn’t forget the realities on the ground
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News AgendaFor the road ahead
Just as motorists have come to rely on sat-navs to show them the best course to take, insurers depend heavily on catastrophe risk models. Such dependence can lead to disappointment
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News AgendaRetro revolution
Fully collateralised catastrophe cover has helped to fill some of the pressing needs of the retro market since the hurricanes of 2005 dented capacity. But is it still too far outside the mainstream to achieve the key players’ goal of meeting all buyers’ reinsurance needs?
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People & OpinionLeader: Appearances can be deceiving
Combined ratio may seem like a standard calculation, but that's not always the case
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NewsSqueezed from all sides
The major US-listed players have released their figures for 2010 and despite remaining overcapitalised and failing to boost profit margins in many cases, there are reasons to be proud
