All articles by David Banks – Page 2
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Country FocusBoom and bust
Big brash Dubai has finally had its confidence knocked. The downturn has hit hard and what’s needed now is less flash and more cash. Global Reinsurance asks if it is still a go-to destination for reinsurers or if it’s time to set sail for calmer shores
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News
Heartbreak in Haiti
The earthquake that struck Haiti last month caused catastrophic damage and loss of life, decimating an already impoverished country. But despite extremely low levels of insurance there, the industry has an important role to play in reconstruction
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FeaturesFuture gazing
Downward pressure on pricing and the threat of regulation will make life difficult for the reinsurance industry in 2010. We talk to the market and ask what lies ahead
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Global Matters
QBE bid rumoured for IAG
Insurer previously made and later withdrew an offer for IAG in 2008
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FeaturesReluctant celebrity
Partner Re’s Patrick Thiele may have just clinched the mega-merger of the year with a $2bn takeover of rival Paris Re, but, as he insists to David Banks, this chief executive is just doing his job
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CEA responds to Insurance Guarantee Scheme review
Calls for further assessment of various European rules and potential alternatives
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Global nat cat losses total $13bn in 2008
Munich Re summarises "substantial and above average" impact of the first six months of the year
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AnalysisVictory goes to the fastest
Reinsurance giants are racing to gain predominance in Brazil, a market set to double in four years
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Swiss Re chief seeks ‘regulatory Nirvana’
Speech to FSA's insurance conference highlights growing interdependency of risks and growing need for harmonisation
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