All Reinsurance Markets articles – Page 29
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Country Analysis
Mexico - Rosy future
With political stability, a growing economy and increasing demand for natural catastrophe capacity, the future of the Mexican insurance industry is looking rosy, discovers Ana Paula Nacif.
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Industry Matters
Retaining talent
Ian Wicks asks why companies need to attract and retain the best talent
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Features
Passport to success
Will passporting rights and favourable tax rules in some European countries give them the edge when it comes to attracting new business? The Reinsurance Directive is about to become law across Europe, and when it does, the balance of power could shift. Liz Booth reports
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Features
Imperfect solution
With the industry preparing to adopt the FSA’s principles-based approach to regulation, Colin Smith, James Schacht and Lynne Prescott Hepler look at its feasibility and ask if such a scheme could work in the US
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FeaturesMass exodus
Is Bermuda losing its shine? New time limits on work permits could force out 10,000 workers and this could spell the start of a slow decline of the reinsurance paradise, warns Roger Crombie
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Cover StoryThe profit burden
Ahead of the mid-year renewals, Bermudian reinsurers find themselves flush with capital and short on opportunity. So with Validus confirming its bid for Talbot, is an M&A frenzy looking all the more likely? Mairi Mallon reports
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FeaturesGR Survey: Florida’s impact on Bermuda
In May, GR ran a readership survey to establish what impact new Florida laws could have on the Bermuda market ahead of the mid-year renewals. Helen Yates presents the results
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GR Focus
Exiting Bermuda style
With so many adolescent players, Bermuda is not an obvious centre for discontinued business. But Katrina provided some highly-visible run-off activity, which illustrates the market’s growing sophistication, explains Charles Thresh
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EQECAT launches offshore Gulf model
New offshore energy model for the Gulf of Mexico launched
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Ignore Solvency II at your peril, warns S&P
European insurers behind on Solvency II, claims Standard & Poor's report
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Benign year puts Bermuda back on track
Bermuda enjoyed its most profitable year ever in 2006 in an environment of high pricing and no hurricanes
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Amlin Q1 premiums down
Amlin's written premium in the first four months is down modestly compared to the same period in 2006
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Max Specialty now eligible surplus lines insurer
The surplus lines insurer is now eligible in 45 states, with additions of New York, North Carolina and Kansas
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Marsh in Omani joint venture
Marsh has announced the creation of Marsh Oman LLC, a joint venture between Marsh and the Zubair Group
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Marsh urges law firms to address business continuity
UK law firms are being urged to address business continuity management ahead of the new Solicitors' Code of Conduct
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GR Focus
Spotting a niche
In the post-Spitzer environment, non-traditional reinsurance has become an important source of revenue for many brokers. Helen Yates looks back on how this business took off in 2006 and how, one year on, the sophistication of the products has grown dramatically.
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Cover Story
Keeping London competitive
With the pressure mounting from rival jurisdictions and constant in-fighting hindering progress, is London's heyday over? Nick Thorpe investigates some of the main challenges facing the market.
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Country Analysis
Aladdin's cave
After 20 years of waiting, the industry was finally rewarded with the news that the Brazilian government was relaxing its grip on the local reinsurance market. Liz Booth reports.
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SupplementsThe Middle East - Introduction
The Middle East, and the states within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in particular, are attracting intense interest from the international insurance and reinsurance community. Put simply, the “carrot” is the incredible opportunities present in the region
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Supplements
The Middle East: Mirage or oasis?
Is the Middle Eastreally a market of the future for the international insurance and reinsurance industry? Or has it been oversold? In an effort to glean some answers, Peter Joy presents some of the results of an extensive research project conducted by Global Reinsurance on behalf of the Qatar Financial ...
