All Reinsurance articles – Page 333
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ASIA SPECIAL : Market opening
On 25 April 2002, Munich Re became the first foreign reinsurer to receive approval to establish a branch operation in the People's Republic of China. Munich Re's Karl Wittmann surveys the role for reinsurers in the large, emerging market.
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Old skills, new skills?
Re/insurers need to take a new approach to the investigation, analysis and monitoring of exposures, says Phil Devon.
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Market moves
Howard Cheetham explains how the reinsurance book has been unravelled over recent months.
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High on the World
The re/insurance management roller coaster has roared over the dips and humps of the cycle, proving some executives did not have a sufficiently sound constitution to carry on riding. By Adrian Leonard.
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Follow the settlements,US style
Recent US court decisions mean that `follow the settlements' is not always implied in reinsurance contracts. By Robert S Soderstrom, DJ Sartorio, Bruce M Engel and Eileen Sloan Newlin.
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Spirit of cooperation
Cedants, reinsurers, brokers and technology specialists recently gathered in Brussels to work out the direction industry systems should follow. Sarah Goddard spoke to some of the delegates to the meeting.
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Adding it up, one year on
Global Reinsurance has revisited the WTC-related losses one year after the market's largest catastrophe to date.
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Selective Thinking
Rigorous and quantitative analysis are essential to improving the quality of the reinsurance purchasing decision, according to Oliver Peterken.
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Property Cat Re-Born
Sarah Goddard looks at the background of one of the most successful property catastrophe reinsurers, Renaissance Re.
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Exclusion troubles
Reinsurers have tried to exclude terrorism risks from treaties, but pressure on insurers in the US to continue covering terrorism risks are resulting in new wordings to accommodate both parties. By Myra E Lobel.
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Dublin directory
Global Reinsurance provides an up-to-date listing of the international re/insurance sector in Dublin.
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Extending the city limits
Dublin is continuing to grow as a location of international re/insurance organisations. By Sarah Goddard.
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Centre page
Centre has been in the vanguard of providing alternative ways of approaching risk problems. Sarah Goddard looks at one of the industry's foremost innovators.
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XXX - Unravelling the mystery
Keith Parker explores the complexities of Regulation XXX and assesses the industry's response to the hotly debated piece of legislation.
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When needs must
Average policy size for life cover is expected to grow as a result of needs analysis and disability income, creating more life insurance and reinsurance business in Asia, says Warwick Young.
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Stuck in the middle
Life reinsurance has traditionally been written without the aid of a broker, but intermediaries are increasingly becoming involved in transactions. By Sarah Goddard.
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Life securitisation
Alex Cowley details the first securitisation success in the life insurance market and explains why securitisation is poised to gain widespread use in the future.
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Follow the leader
Life reinsurance opportunities in Europe may be generated as a result of the move to start cost shifting from the public to private sectors, says Joseph F Kolodney.