All Regions LIVE articles – Page 103
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Global Matters
Earthquakes all in a state
American insurer Allstate will no longer offer earthquake cover in an attempt to limit its exposure to rare catastrophes.
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Features
Class action culture
Is the spectre of US-style class actions haunting Europe? ask Truiken Heydn, Chris Williamson and Liz Williams.
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Country Analysis
Cleaning up its act
One of the largest potential insurance markets in Europe is only just getting off the ground. James Hydzik discovers that Ukraine is shedding its shady image in an effort to establish a lucrative insurance industry.
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Global Matters
Part VII success
The first successful Part VII transfer heralds a new era for run-off at Lloyd's.
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Global Matters
A learning opportunity
Australian re/insurers should look to the US to prepare themselves for emerging risks.
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Features
Taking on Goliath
Since Spitzer turned his focus squarely on the insurance industry last year there have been high-profile job losses, guilty pleas and sizable settlements But Liberty Mutual is not taking it lying down, explains Mairi Mallon.
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Global Matters
Japan gives NIA initiative the thumbs up
Japan lauds an insurance regulatory uniformity proposal in the US.
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Country Analysis
Japan - still in flux
The world's second largest insurance market is still in a state of transition, finds Shirish Nadkarni
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Industry Matters
Finding the right words
The London market has been provided with a new wordings database. Simon Sperryn details how this will help achieve contract certainty targets.
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Features
The winds of change
Last year's dark storm clouds may cast a longer lasting shadow over the Bermudian reinsurance industry than ever before, finds Lilla Zuill, with some of the view that fundamental changes to how the sector does business is the only way to go
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Investment Analysis
The broking blues
Flat reinsurance revenue and post-Spitzer recovery continue to put a damper on the broking industry, with a few notable exceptions, finds Lindsey Rogerson
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Cover Story
Back on an even keel
Nigel Allen describes the efforts by Bermuda's plethora of reinsurers to get their finances back on track after suffering a battering during last year's hurricane season, and asks whether they are ready for a possible round two?
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Industry Matters
Rationalising regulation
Ken Crerar gives his full backing to new proposals to introduce optional federal charter legislation.
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Investment Analysis
On the offensive
Lloyd's market participants have been pushing hard after emerging in "reasonable shape" from the year of the catastrophe in 2005, explains Lindsey Rogerson
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Industry Matters
In need of reform
David Whear warns practitioners not to ignore the Law Commission's review of insurance contract law.
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Global Matters
Laundering put through the wringer
The IRDA puts new, stringent anti-money laundering regulations in place.
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Analysis
Withstanding the heat
While the losses of 2005 have certainly scorched its balance sheet, Kiln is looking to turn up the heat in 2006, says Nigel Allen
