All articles by Lauren Gow
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AnalysisWhere do we go from here?
The global reinsurance industry is in good financial shape, but that is just as well - it faces one of the most testing periods in its history. Here, some of the market’s leading minds discuss the six big challenges facing the industry - and what can be done about them.
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GMR: Middle East – Flaws hold market back
Since Saudi Arabia started to regulate its insurance market a decade ago, business has boomed. But there are doubts over how many firms are making money
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GMR: Middle East – Sector struggles with market penetration
Tough regulation and regional harmonisation are vital if the insurance sector is to fulfil its potential in the Middle East
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GMR: Middle East – The truth behind the headlines
Lauren Gow talks to internal and external experts about the region’s fragmented market, the challenges this poses and how they will be overcome
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MarketingGlobal Market Report: Latin America
The challenges that face insurers in emerging markets such as Latin America are unique, but solutions are wide-ranging for those nimble enough to take advantage of the ‘big picture’
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MarketingGlobal Market Report: Europe
The majority of European insurers have so far avoided severe losses in the eurozone, owing to some quick thinking following initial threats. But the storm is nowhere near over
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Online onlyGlobal Market Report: Europe - Inside/out
Lauren Gow talks to internal and external experts about the current challenges for insurers and how far the single rulebook of Solvency II might help
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Online onlyGlobal Market Report: Europe - Timeline
Insurers’ path to a single European market has been paved with pitfalls, from investigation for anti-competitive practices to today’s Solvency II implementation delays
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Online onlyGlobal Market Report: Europe - Big Picture
The latest figures from the European Commission show eurozone government debt as a percentage of gross domestic product is expected to rise again - the fifth year in a row
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MarketingGlobal Market Report: USA
Two issues worked against the US insurance market in 2011 and both leaving residual effects that have carried on into 2012. Forces of nature are always an expectation for insurers, but in combination with economic forces of man, the results have been painful.
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MarketingGlobal Market Report: Bermuda
Bermudian reinsurers are inextricably linked to the biggest stories in the global reinsurance market in 2011. Whether buying or selling, claiming or being claimed upon, Bermuda’s market held up surprisingly well in the face of unusual levels of catastrophe activity
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AnalysisNeal Bill: Closing the loophole
A change to US legislation aims to end an unintended tax subsidy for foreign-owned insurers, and stem the flow of capital out of the country. But with the likelihood that rates will rise and capacity will fall as a result, insurance buyers are not happy
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AnalysisBermuda: Out of the shadows
Long esteemed for its speedy approval of new companies and low taxes, Bermuda has lately lost some of its gloss. Lauren Gow examines the impact of market instability and asks if it can once again be a (re)insurance shining light
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News Agenda2011 in review: Heroes and villains
Catastrophes, disasters and scandals; this year has been nothing if not tumultuous. How has the industry weathered the storm?
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News Agenda2011 in review: The tangled web of Transatlantic/Omega
Check out who’s connected to whom in our map of this year’s two biggest acquisition stories
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News Agenda2011 in review: Apocalypse now *
* Well, based on 2011’s figures so far, it’s certainly shaping up that way
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Online onlyMarshall King, RFIB
A powerful combination of organisational and entrepreneurial muscle, RFIB leader Marshall King has made sure his company is in good shape for taking on emerging markets. Lauren Gow meets the Pied Piper of Lloyd’s
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AnalysisThe effect of excess: global outlook for rates
Bowring Marsh UK’s Andrew Chester spoke to Global Reinsurance at the Ferma conference in Stockholm about the downward and upward pressures on premiums
