All Regions LIVE articles – Page 58
-
Features
Learning its lessons
New slip-checking technology at Lloyd's has signalled a fresh approach to technological change. But is it enough to stop CEO Richard Ward enforcing solutions? Nick Thorpe finds out.
-
GR Focus
There's no place like home
The London market can no longer rely on its global distribution channels, warns Luke Savage. The rapid development of local insurance markets around the world is providing new competition
-
Features
That sinking feeling
Given the current pressures on the offshore energy and marine sectors, Andrew Brooks and Andrew Moulton discuss the influences at play and suggest the best way forward.
-
Features
The elephant in the room
Over the last 12 months, the property catastrophe reinsurance market has dodged a couple of life-threatening bullets and pricing is now gently softening across the board. So what happened? asks Peter Middleton.
-
Industry Matters
Flood link to climate change
The WMO and UN's IPCC say extreme weather events will become more frequent
-
AnalysisQBE launches new European reinsurer
QBE combines its existing Limit syndicates into QBE Re Europe
-
Online only
Catlin H1 profits hit by Wellington costs
Catlin's income fell to $190m for the first half of the year due to acquisition costs and UK flood losses
-
Online only
Swiss Re in African farmer innovation
Weather derivative contracts to protect smallholder farmers
-
Online only
AM Best affirms Brit ratings
Brit's ratings "continue to reflect its excellent profile in London and the wider UK market"
-
Online only
Endurance expands healthcare division to US
Kimberly Willis joins from Berkley as senior vice president and will oversee US healthcare operation
-
AnalysisUK floods highlight future risk
How freak weather events are encouraging insurers to look at alternatives
-
AnalysisKiln eyes up the US
Having made a bold and costly move to Bermuda, Kiln's sights are now on the US
-
AnalysisOpen Europe
The Reinsurance Directive has already stirred up some interesting structural changes in European reinsurers
-
Online onlyIBM launches new messaging network
IBM messaging allows electronic data transfer between London market insurers and brokers
-
Online only
Canopius launches Bermuda operation
New reinsurer will have an initial capitalisation of $250m
-
Online only
Energy losses in Gulf could reach $65bn
Eqecat estimates that a cat 5 hurricane through the Gulf of Mexico could result in huge energy losses
