All Features articles – Page 12
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GR Focus
The talent time bomb
Those who are managing the world’s biggest risks are neglecting one of the major hazards for their own business – continuity of skills. David Banks looks at the talent crisis facing the London market and its interests abroad.
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Features
Bermuda shorts in Lloyd’s
Bermudians flocked to Lloyd’s last year, driven by the need to diversify into new markets. Given the two-way traffic between the jurisdictions, do Bermudians and Londoners make a natural fit? Or are Bermuda shorts proving a chilly option for Lloyd’s? Mairi Mallon investigates.
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Country Analysis
Germany: Waking the bear
Germany’s strong economy and heavyweight reinsurance players can do little to hold back the credit crisis. Many recognise the impact of subprime will go much deeper than first thought, as Herbert Fromme reports.
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Industry Matters
Keeping the peace
Captive reinsurance disputes can be lengthy and expensive. David McCarthy offers some simple but effective solutions to avoid such quarrels.
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Country Analysis
Isle of Man on the map
Access to market, approachable regulators and an offshore location are all key assets for any captive domicile. The Isle of Man has them all, as Liz Booth reports.
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Features
Fool's gold?
The excitement surrounding China belies the reality of the significant challenges ahead. Marcus Alcock likens the enthusiasm to the Californian gold rush of 1848.
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Editor's Note
How the mighty fall
"The moral crusader and ambitious politician has fallen from his lofty pedestal and a lot of people hope it hurts" - Helen Yates, Editor - Global Reinsurance.
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Features
Real discipline
Are the days of boom and bust over? Ronald Gift Mullins asks if we are starting to see true evidence of underwriting discipline or is it just the calm before the storm?
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Industry Matters
Spring cleaning
A major initiative to clean up its data should put the Lloyd's market back on track, reveals Ian Major.
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Cover Story
Sands of change
The opportunities in the Gulf are compelling, but you’ve got to be there if you want a slice of the action. Two groundbreaking conferences in the region looked at the opportunities and challenges. Helen Yates reports.
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Investment Analysis
Once bitten, twice shy
Only one catastrophe bond has ever been triggered and the market has tripled since 2005. Could losses in 2008 put off investors who are not accustomed to paying out? asks Lindsey Rogerson.
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CEO Q&A
W Marston Becker CEO Q&A
An interview with W Marston “Marty” Becker, chairman and CEO of Max Capital Group.
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Analysis
Grand ambitions
With a renewed focus on the Gulf, Arig is now better placed to take on the rest of the world. Mairi Mallon meets CEO Yassir Al Baharna at the World Insurance Forum in Dubai.
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Features
Ready for takeoff
The Gulf insurance market is set to double in the next three years to reach $4bn. Geoff Bromley takes a look at what is driving this incredible growth.
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Analysis
Troublemaker or lifesaver?
Allstate has managed to both irritate state regulators and delight its shareholders in the past 12 months. Nick Thorpe delves into the background of this insurance behemoth.
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Features
Jumping through hoops
Concerns are being raised that European regulation is becoming too stifling and could echo the stringent US model. Liz Booth investigates.
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Features
No guarantees
Huge losses, downgrades and fears of corporate defaults. If ever there was a case study in the risks associated with a monoline business model, the bond insurance sector has provided it. Helen Yates reports.
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GR Focus
No pain, no gain
The implementation of Europe-wide capital adequacy regulation, Solvency II, will be a huge landmark for the insurance industry. Set to be implemented by 2012, it will have a significant impact on the capital structures of insurance companies and how risk is managed. As organisations endeavour to become Solvency II-compliant, many ...
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Country Analysis
Emerald Isle
Partner Re, XL, Allied World, Quanta and Max Insurance are all based out there. No it’s not Bermuda but Dublin, Ireland that is becoming one of Europe’s most attractive reinsurance centres. Helen Yates reports.
