All Regulatory articles – Page 6
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Aon moves White Rock from Gibraltar to Malta
Low net tax and network of tax treaties ‘made the island attractive’
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Montpelier forms Lloyd's managing agent
Subsidiary will assume management of Syndicate 5151
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Online onlyAllianz China Life given reinsurance approval
Regulatory commission says transactions with parent company may be conducted until the end of 2008
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Allstate fined $5m in Florida
Company told to write more homeowner policies after attempts to reduce its exposure
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Online onlyNavigators gains approval in Brazil
Licensed as occasional reinsurer in newly deregulated market
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ACE warns of heightened D&O risks
Law change in Ireland prompts company to launch enhanced cover
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AnalysisA chance to turn the page
New York regulator considers the next step in the contingent commissions saga
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Takaful becoming ‘viable alternative’
S&P: companies must still show market credibility beyond religious angle
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Global shortage of loss adjusters looms
Kiln debate highlights knock-on effects for insurers and reinsurers
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Online onlyChina Intl Re gains new licence deadline
Hong Kong firm wins more time in its bid to compete with China Re on the mainland
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AnalysisInsurers push for BER extension
Efforts to ‘simplify’ EU exemptions on insurance could instead create uncertainty
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Industry Matters
When storms turn political
With the prospect of high hurricane activity and pressure to keep rates low, reinsurers face a growing need to mitigate their risks, as Bob Ward explains.
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Paying for catastrophes
Catastrophe losses are getting more and more expensive. Population growth and increasing wealth compound exposures while a changing climate causes more frequent and severe events. Ronald Gift Mullins asks, “Who should pick up the tab?”
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Industry Matters
Commodity inflation heightens catastrophe risk
Chris O’Kane looks at why the industry urgently needs to wake up to the real possibility of “commodity surge”.
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Washed away
Amidst continued recovery from the Midwestern floods and heightened concerns regarding the US levee and dam infrastructure, the insurance industry braces itself for the onset of the hurricane season
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Industry Matters
A long-term view of Latin America
Despite the incredible opportunities in Latin America, the market must shed its old image to fully capitalise, insists Stephen Jackson.
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Online onlyCEA argues in support of Block Exemption Regulation
Insurance federation calls on European Commission to maintain the BER, due to expire 2010
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