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Benfield: Earthquakes major threat to China
Rapid urbanisation and building construction have increased the exposure of people and property to earthquake threat in China resulting in an urgent need to evaluate hazard and vulnerability and to build a comprehensive picture of seismic risk across the nation, according to a new report for the Benfield UCL Hazard ...
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Global Matters
Sense in diversity
Ariel Re's CEO advises Bermuda's monoline reinsurers against mindless diversification.
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Features
Getting the right cover
Terry Masters examines the evolving nature of buying strategies and finds decisions are increasingly reliant on modelled data and group risk management strategies, a process that takes the onus off relationships.
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Features
The poor cousin?
It's the quiet ones you've got to watch out for, discovers Helen Yates. Industry loss warranties may not have received as much press attention as other alternative products, but they're attracting massive investor interest.
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Features
Capital punishment
Capital is without question everyone's concern right now. As Philip Tippin explains, those insurers and reinsurers that reduce their capital requirements will have a competitive advantage.
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Cover Story
Talking 'bout a revolution
Lloyd's of London is following in the footsteps of Bermudian reinsurance companies by setting up sidecars in order to take advantage of huge price rises and a shortage in capacity for US coastal cover.
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Features
The road ahead
The advent of Sarbanes Oxley has put increasing pressure on insurers to implement an effective enterprise risk management approach, explain Rosemarie Sansone, Joseph Calandro and Mike Eagan.
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Features
Coming of age
Global reinsurers suffered their greatest ever loss from catastrophes in 2005, yet the industry in the US realised almost $1.9bn in net income and increased policyholders' surplus by $5.8bn over 2004.
