All Editorial articles – Page 188
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Novae expands financial institutions business
Novae has recruited David Leaper to focus solely on writing financial institutions business
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Bach joins Hiscox to grow US business
Hiscox has announced the appointment of Carl Bachto spearhead business development operations in the US.
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Beazley records 3% rate rise across portfolio
Beazley is set to confirm that underwriting conditions so far this year have been “satisfactory”
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City consortium buys RI3K for £8.3m
A city consortium led by IPGL has bought a controlling interest in RI3K
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Hannover Re results hit by €160m Kyrill loss
Hannover Re has reported a 16.8% increase in group net income for Q1 2007
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Willis is co-lead in $100m quake securitisation
Willis has acted as co-lead manager of an offering of $100m of notes linked to earthquakes in California
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Aspen's income up 97%; record Q1 results
Aspen has reported net income of $121.9m in the first quarter of 2007 versus $61.8m in Q1 2006, up 97%
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AWAC signs agreement with CV Starr
AWAC will increase its US casualty network through a new relationship with CV Starr
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RenRe's income and premiums dip in Q1
RenRe saw a drop in operating income and gross written premiums in the first quarter of 2007
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Lancashire weighs in with strong Q1 results
Lancashire has announced net income after tax was $87.9m for Q1 2007
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Markel sees improved combined ratio in Q1
Gross written premiums at Markel International were $213m, an increase of 4% in Q1 2007
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GR Focus
Time for transparency
The issue of broker transparency is now firmly back in the spotlight with the industry anticipating another regulatory crackdown, this time at the hands of the European Commission. Richard Bucknall and David Margrett suggest the best way forward.
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Picking up the pieces
The era since Eliot Spitzer's bid-rigging allegations has transformed the insurance brokerage market. Steven Ader assesses the impact on its three biggest players.
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Industry Matters
Nuclear reserves
It may sound far fetched, but it works. Dewi James describes how the nuclear decay process can be used to describe reserving methods
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FeaturesGR Survey: London And Technology
Can the London market afford an arm's length relationship with technology? In April, GR ran a survey looking at the importance of technology for the future success of the London market.
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Industry Matters
Managing investor demands
With almost $35bn raised since Hurricane Katrina, much of it from the capital markets, the industry must cater to this important source of capacity, explain Jean-Bernard Crozet and Colum D’Auria
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Willis rejects proposed supplemental compensation plans
Joe Plumeri, Willis chairman and chief executive, commenting on the decision to reject supplemental compensation proposals.
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Climate change is here
With predictions for a highly active hurricane season in 2007, Trevor Maynard considers the ompact of climate change on natural catastrophes.
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CEO Q&ACEO Q&A: James Summers
"All the best brokers have natural passion, in fact any good leader will always demonstrate passion and confidence in what he or she does," says James Summers, chief executive of Cooper Gay & Co.
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Hedging cat perils
Allianz’s new catastrophe bond covers flooding in the UK by offsetting the risk against North American earthquakes, explains Marc Hannebert
