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Online onlyFosh defends Novae business restructure
Novae boss Matthew Fosh has defended recent changes to the specialist (re)insurer’s business structure after posting first half losses.Novae reported a net loss attributable to shareholders of £24.9m, down from £10.8m profit at 30 June 2010.But Fosh said despite the tough market conditions in 2011, the shift in business mix ...
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People & OpinionIn my view: Sharing the burden of disaster
When natural disaster strikes, it can be an arduous process to rebuild the affected region, and the financial impact can be immense. Policymakers need to assess the role that (re)insurers can play to ensure a sensible balance between public and private liability
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NewsThink globally, not locally
Too much reliance was placed on New Zealand’s own perception of its hazards. A better understanding of risk differentiation is imperative and international reinsurers must put up a stronger challenge to any assumptions being made
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Country FocusJapan: Waiting for dawn
Insurers in the land of the rising sun are taking a while to recover from the financial crisis, but Japan remains the fourth largest non-life insurance market in the world, with opportunities for those who dare
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Online only2010 catastrophe insured losses top $37bn - Munich Re
Second-highest number of natural catastrophes in 30 years
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Online onlyCatastrophe insured losses escalate 34% in 2010
Deadliest year since 1976 with 260,000 deaths
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Online onlyAon Benfield increases scrutiny of Asian peril risk
(Re)insurers "must demonstrate how they measure exposure"
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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
