All Reinsurance articles – Page 3
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People & OpinionLeader: The trouble with innovation
Do cedants really need the reinsurance equivalent of Thomas Edison assuming their risk?
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SupplementsMultaQa: Motivations to merge
As insurance firms proliferate and regulation picks up pace, discussion at MultaQa 2011 turned to the prospects for mergers and acquisitions in the GCC region
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CedantsCedant Q&A: Michael Barber
Twenty-five years with Aviva have taken Michael Barber from underwriting novice to reinsurance guru. A dedicated Manchester City follower, he tells us what lies behind his own game plan
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Online onlyFirst Lloyd’s coverholder launched in Russia
Chaucer, Nakhodka Re and RFIB team up to form SeaLine
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People & OpinionMonty: Read all about it
Our man takes a bookish turn this month, but fear not – he still has plenty of dirt to dish
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Country AnalysisGermany: standing firm
Nobody would argue with Germany’s impressive show of strength through the financial crisis. But the fight isn’t over yet as interest rates drop, Solvency II steps up and Zurich emerges as a serious contender
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NewsThink globally, not locally
Too much reliance was placed on New Zealand’s own perception of its hazards. A better understanding of risk differentiation is imperative and international reinsurers must put up a stronger challenge to any assumptions being made
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People & OpinionIn my view: That’s so 1850s…
The reinsurance industry’s needs have changed since the 19th century, as has the technology available to it. So why are we still so technophobic?
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Lines & RisksThese climes, they are a-changing
Following a series of costly winter weather losses in Europe and North America, we look at whether recent cold snaps are an anomaly or part of a trend
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Country FocusJapan: Waiting for dawn
Insurers in the land of the rising sun are taking a while to recover from the financial crisis, but Japan remains the fourth largest non-life insurance market in the world, with opportunities for those who dare
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CedantsKnowledge is power
Data modelling has transformed the nature of reinsurance buying, with brokers frantically engaged in an ‘analytics arms race’. Four insiders gave us their take on this rapidly evolving industry
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People & OpinionMonty: Deep as Australia
Our industry insider dreams of Down Under and does a U-turn on modern technology
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People & OpinionLeader: best execution
Reinsurers may have a lesson or two to learn from the world of equities trading
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CedantsCedant Q&A: Mike Watson
Recently installed as the first reinsurance manager for Mitsui Sumitomo Underwriting at Lloyd’s, Mike Watson holds an unusual position in the market. Here he shares his thoughts on the year ahead
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CedantsQ&A with Robin Clark
Aspen’s head of risk redistribution believes long-lasting relationships are vital to success in the industry, which is why he has devoted almost four decades to working in the reinsurance sector
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News
Ups and downs of renewals
Dwindling reinsurance rates may seem like bad news for reinsurers and good news for buyers, but the reality is less simple. Falling premiums are rebalancing the market, but could also result in less choice for cedants
