All Regulatory articles – Page 30
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Aon pays Benfield £9.5m in damages
Aon Re is to pay Benfield £9.5m after poaching most of Benfield's facultative reinsurance team last year
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III's Hartwig warns of Florida Frankenstein
III president Bob Hartwig says Florida has created its own Frankenstein with new legislation
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Scottish Re shareholders approve deal
Scottish Re's shareholders have voted in favour of a last chance deal with MassMutual; ratings are unchanged
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Willis reviews broker compensation
Willis is actively reviewing supplemental compensation arrangements and agrees transparency is the way forward
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Taking on London
A raft of recent regulatory changes has helped turn Switzerland into a reinsurance force to be reckoned with. But for a country with such a saturated insurance market, can it support further growth? Nick Thorpe finds out.
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GR Survey: M&A
In February, Global Reinsurance ran a survey on the potential for mergers and acquisitions in the industry in 2007. Peter Joy presents the results.
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The Florida storm
What are the economic consequences for Bermudian reinsurers after being pushed out of the Florida market? Roger Crombie explains why it will be a year of two halves.
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Finite redux
Is there still a place in the industry for finite reinsurance despite its tarnished reputation? Or is it just a bad word that "gives people the shivers"? asks Ronald Gift Mullins.
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Feeding the hunger
Rumours that Ariel Re is a frontrunner to buy Lloyd's insurer Talbot Underwriting could signal the start of M&A fever in 2007, predicts Mairi Mallon. Particularly in the wake of new Florida legislation.
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A European Spitzer?
As was the case with Spitzer's probe two years ago, the lack of transparency in broker remuneration and "conflicts of interest" have once again made headlines. This time business insurance in Europe is under antitrust scrutiny, reports Helen Yates.
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Dispute resolution
A reinsurance dispute can easily become drawn out and costly. So what are the alternatives to litigation and how can they be adopted by the industry? Paul Moss provides a solution.
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A good deal harder
Everyone seems to agree that 2007 will see an increase in M&A activity in the reinsurance sector. But what is less clear is whether any of the deals will represent good value for the shareholders of the companies involved. Lindsey Rogerson investigates.
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Reinsurers "crowded out" of Florida
Sidecars will decline and reinsurers will be "crowded out" of the Florida market, predicts Moody's
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Sidecars and start-ups to decline
AM Best expects sidecars and start-up reinsurers to decline as a result of recent Florida legislation
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Plumeri welcomes NY TRIA hearing
Willis CEO Joe Plumeri has welcomed a congressional hearing on the extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
