Features

Re/insurance

Toothless to a fault

Global regulators were accused of having fallen asleep at the wheel during the recent financial meltdown. Solvency II forms part of Europe’s efforts to remedy matters, but Roger Crombie is far from convinced.   1 October 2012

ILS

Innovation in triggers helps drive ILS market

Developments in indices and trigger types have helped to encourage growth in non- peak insurance-linked securities issuance, while creating greater transparency for investors, as Martin Bisping explains.   1 October 2012

Life

The coming tsunami of government bonds

With wave after wave of government debt flowing into the markets, who is left to soak it up? Will governments resort to “financial repression”? Schroders explorers the question.   1 October 2012

ILS

Tackling complexity in the energy market

The offshore energy market poses many unique risk management challenges. Matthew Maddocks, product manager for Russell Group, discusses what is required to enable this market to move forward successfully.   1 October 2012

Re/insurance

Bermuda and Lloyd's: enduring relations

Lloyd’s has been an invaluable partner to Bermuda re/insurers and its strategic ambitions look set to strengthen its position still further. Here, the international component of its vision is considered.   1 September 2012

Re/insurance

A wake-up call for workers' comp

Workers’ compensation reinsurance continues to face stiff headwinds, but rate increases on the primary side, anaemic investment returns and 100-plus combined ratios may yet spell some cheer for the line.   1 September 2012

Re/insurance

Another Bermuda launch

SAC Re is the latest Class 4 reinsurer to call Bermuda home. We spoke with the company’s CEO, Simon Burton about his ambitions and how he intends to differentiate SAC Re from the wider competition.   1 September 2012

Re/insurance

Notes on a scandal - workers comp

The financial crisis has had lasting implications for banks and their service providers, with events a significant test of professional liability coverage. Here, the challenges and opportunities of recent years are explored.   1 September 2012

Re/insurance

The architecture of modern capital

Portable capital is becoming an increasingly prominent component of the cat reinsurance landscape. We examine its implications for the sector with members of the editorial board.   1 September 2012

ILS

ILS: cannibalism or evolution?

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) are grabbing increasing levels of market share, particularly in the cat space.Here, the potential of ILS is explored.   1 September 2012

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