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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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SupplementsMultaQa roundtable: Talking heads
At the annual reinsurance gathering in Qatar, company bosses met for a frank conversation about the industry’s challenges
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SupplementsMultaQa: Global influence
With Japan reeling from natural disasters and political upheaval spreading throughout the Middle East, MultaQa 2011 looked beyond Qatar and the GCC region
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SupplementsMultaQa: Market development
MultaQa 2011 opened with an invitation to firms to list their business wishes, but what prospects are there for creating a market in Qatar that can fulfil them?
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SupplementsMoving target
The reinsurance domicile debate is raging once again. Uncertainty over US tax rules and Solvency II is causing a ‘Bermuda drift’ to European centres such as Zurich, which has prime conditions for hub status
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SupplementsGulf of plenty
Premium growth in the Middle East has continued to climb despite the downturn, with personal lines activity alongside mega-projects in construction, energy and engineering. As the market matures, what opportunities will it bring?
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SupplementsCatching the wind
With its square mile of talent and changing attitude to reform, could London – and Lloyd’s in particular – be the main beneficiary of the Solvency II era?
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SupplementsQ&A with Akshay Randeva
The Qatar Financial Centre Authority’s director of strategy outlines the attractions of a hub-in-waiting
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SupplementsAsia perils: Bespoke modelling
Asia’s use of catastrophe models is increasingly sophisticated, but the industry still has some way to go to make the most of the concept
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SupplementsAsia perils: The next peak
China is vulnerable to every kind of natural disaster, especially in the new boom cities and on the coast. With recent disasters raising the profile of insurance, the rapidly maturing market is set to develop shared strategies
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SupplementsAsia perils: Q&A with David Smith
EQECAT’s senior vice-president discusses risk modelling in a region exposed to every natural catastrophe going
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SupplementsAsia perils: Aftershock alert
The catalogue of natural catastrophes in 2010, in Asia and elsewhere, seems unlikely to translate into firmer rates at the 1 January reinsurance renewals. But the rise of Asian megacities leaves the region vulnerable
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SupplementsPrivate Equity Roundtable Report
The roving eye of private equity has been caught by more immediately gratifying options
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Power up
ERM ambitions are rising as firms upgrade their models. But don’t expect your standard computing networks to keep up
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Capital gains
Regulators and rating agencies are pushing (re)insurers to combine risk controls with capital management. Global Reinsurance investigates the challenges – and rewards
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Blame game
The financial crisis was the ultimate test for many financial institutions’ ERM. We ask whether the models failed, or were they simply misapplied?
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SupplementsLondon Market Roundtable - May 2009
Nine insurance industry experts meet to discuss the UK run-off market.
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SupplementsEuropean Run-Off Roundtable - Oct 2008
Will the credit crunch and the EU Solvency II Directive lead to an increase in run-off activity?
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SupplementsERM and Solvency II
The 2012 deadline may be some way off, but insurers and reinsurers must prepare now, finds Helen Yates
