All Regions LIVE articles – Page 108
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Global Matters
IRDA rejects cat pool plan
India regulators say the industry can absorb cat losses; deems a cat pool unnecessary.
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Global Matters
Mexico's earthquake bond
The Mexican government is launching a cat bond to reinsure future earthquake disasters.
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Country Analysis
Australia: A time for recovery
Following the collapse of HIH and the subsequent "insurance crisis" the industry Down Under is back on track, says Jacqueline McGarry
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Industry Matters
Captive audience
The popularity of captives as a means of writing direct business is set to grow and grow, according to Clive James.
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Features
Assailed by Katrina
The many areas for dispute in the wake of Hurricane Katrina could mean years of litigation ahead, warns Ronald Gift Mullins
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Country Analysis
The stage is set
The liberalised Chinese economy should indicate great potential for the Directors' & Officers' market, but not before tackling governance issues, says David Walters
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GR Focus
An Industry View on Solvency II
As simple as possible but as complex "as necessary" is the industry's message to those putting the final touches to the ambitious Solvency II project, says Gerard de La Martiniere
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Country Analysis
Opening the door
How has China's WTO accession shaped the insurance market and what are the prospects for growth and foreign investment? asks David Campbell
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Industry Matters
Contract uncertainty
The recent case of Absalom v TCRU drives home how vital contract certainty is, says Stephen Kilner.
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Features
Clearing the hurdles
The popularity of value of in-force securitisation as a source of alternative capital is set to continue, but watch out for the regulatory hurdles that await, warns Franz Lathuillerie
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Country Analysis
Lifting the barriers
How international is China's reinsurance market becoming? ask Andreas Lauffs, Kit Kwok and Davina Ho
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Global Matters
Aon addresses terrorism
Does Aon's new venture signal innovations in terrorism cover?
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GR Focus
From Fairchild to FAIR Act
What can we learn from the disparities between US and UK asbestos claims? asks Dan Sykes
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Country Analysis
India: Heartening growth
Since the Indian insurance market threw open its doors to the private sector in 2001, the industry has flourished, says Shirish Nadkarni
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Industry Matters
EC launches investigation
What can we expect from the EC insurance inquiry? asks Lesley Ainsworth
