Features

Re/insurance

Outfoxing the European competition

Bermuda players will need to be nimble, selective and able to prove their lasting value in order to compete with the giants of European reinsurance.   1 October 2012

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

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

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

Monte Carlo: view from the top

In our pre-Monte Carlo leaders’ survey, we spoke with leading Bermuda and international figures about the key concerns of the industry and strategies for growth in the coming 18 months.   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

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

Life

Overcoming risk

Few organisations have understood the intricacies of enterprise-wide risk management (ERM). Today, ERM has ascended the corporate agenda and here we examine ERM is surely here to stay.   1 September 2012

Re/insurance

The shadow of past losses (marine)

Pricing on marine energy re/insurance remains unpredictable. Insurance and reinsurance rates appear often out of synch, while a consistent view of risk-weighted pricing remains elusive.   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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