All Regulatory articles – Page 12
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AnalysisHouse of Lords overturns HIH rulings
Differences between UK and Australian insolvency laws will affect creditors
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Online onlyLloyd's enters Brazil
Lloyd's is authorised as the first admitted reinsurer in the Brazil market
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PCI says no to NAIC climate risk disclosure framework
Disclosure proposal is not the appropriate tool to bring greater transparency, argues PCI
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Chubb unit plans reinsurance presence in Brazil
Move will help to complete Chubb's market penetration and add capacity for its existing local subsidiary
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AnalysisBlueprint going nowhere
The US Treasury's blueprint for an optional federal charter is getting mixed reactions
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Online onlyBermuda market premiums soar to $115.8bn
Premiums up and 71 new insurance entities set up in 2007 despite softening market, says the Bermuda Monetary Authority
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Global Takaful market ‘worth up to $15bn by 2018’
Limited re-Takaful capacity will be a key challenge, according to Ernst & Young report
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RenRe ratings unaffected by Agro National buyout
RenaissanceRe Holdings will acquire Agro National LLC in an all cash deal
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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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Many captives failing to optimise their structure - Marsh
A landmark study finds captive capitalisation higher than required, while their growing risk appetite should be noted by reinsurers.
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Industry Matters
Support for subscription
The London insurance market insists it is not anticompetitive, and AIRMIC agrees, says John Hurrell.
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Industry Matters
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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Country Analysis
Isle of Man on the map
Access to market, approachable regulators and an offshore location are all key assets for any captive domicile. The Isle of Man has them all, as Liz Booth reports.
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Features
Fool's gold?
The excitement surrounding China belies the reality of the significant challenges ahead. Marcus Alcock likens the enthusiasm to the Californian gold rush of 1848.
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Features
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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Industry Matters
Spring cleaning
A major initiative to clean up its data should put the Lloyd's market back on track, reveals Ian Major.
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Cover Story
Sands of change
The opportunities in the Gulf are compelling, but you’ve got to be there if you want a slice of the action. Two groundbreaking conferences in the region looked at the opportunities and challenges. Helen Yates reports.
