All Financial articles – Page 34
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Scottish Re downgraded again
AM Best has noted a “heightened lack of clarity with respect to Scottish Re’s financial strength position”
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Wasa buys Nordic run-off portfolios
Wasa Run-Off has entered into an agreement to acquire two run-off portfolios from Codan
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Online onlyParis Re moves Bermuda firm to Switzerland
Following ACE’s move from Cayman to Zurich, Paris Re merges its Bermudan and Swiss entities
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Online onlyScor enters Brazil reinsurance market
Scor joins recent movers Transamerica, Swiss Re and XL in Brazil
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A year of transition
With balance sheets looking strong in the reinsurance sector, Robert DeRose, Andrew Colannino and Richard Attanasio review the US property casualty industry.
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Tomorrow’s talent
The Lion City roars, but what now for the cubs? Simon Wilson looks at how the development of local talent and skills will be the lifeblood for future growth in the Asian insurance market.
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Scheming for success
Employing a scheme manager could result in quicker closure and reduced costs, say David Hunt and Richard Emmett.
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Lessons learnt
The market forces that devastated the workers’ compensation market have wreaked even greater havoc in the subprime mortgage market. Brian O’Sullivan asks why those lessons weren’t learned.
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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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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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Battling the tax man
Onshore US captives have won the latest tax battle, but the war isn't over yet, explains Jean-Paul Louisot.
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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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Housing slump spells S&P downgrade for four US insurers
Most mortgage insurance companies 'will not generate an underwriting profit until 2010'
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XL to enter newly-opened Brazil as both a local and admitted reinsurer
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MBIA downgraded to 'AA' - Fitch
World’s leading bond insurer ‘will not improve its credit profile until it gains more momentum in financial guarantees market’
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Lloyd Tunnicliffe joins Kiln
Tunnicliffe will become active underwriter of Kiln Syndicate 807, succeeding Stephen Mathers
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Consolidation on the cards with Solvency II
AM Best warns of pitfalls and challenges ahead in new European directives
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Another bond insurer loses its A rating
S&P has lowered its ratings on Triad Guaranty Insurance to "BBB"; ratings remain on negative watch
