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ILS
Re/insurers need a more detailed and robust understanding of the location, frequency, and severity of flooding, and this starts with an objective definition of what constitutes a flood. Boyko Dodov describes AIR’s new approach to the notoriously difficult task of defining such events. 28 November 2014
Re/insurance
A survey by EY of retail insurers in the Bahamas, Bermuda and Cayman Islands revealed some interesting opportunities for greater operational efficiency, as Philip Burrill and Craig Russell explain to Bermuda:Re+ILS. 28 November 2014
ILS
The boom in insurance-linked securities activity has led to a rise in ILS domiciles. However, despite these new entrants, Bermuda is likely to retain its crown as the leading domicile for some time, at least. Bermuda:Re+ILS investigates. 28 November 2014
Re/insurance
Back office systems are built and implemented to facilitate business processes—yet all too often the reverse becomes true. Dmitry Mnushkin explains how to avoid costly, time-consuming yet unnecessary complications around such systems. 28 November 2014
Re/insurance
The plethora of new hedge fund-backed reinsurers that continue to be launched will carve out a niche in the industry—but perhaps not at the expense of the big, global reinsurers, argues Taoufik Gharib from Standard & Poor’s Insurance Ratings. 28 November 2014
Re/insurance
With the strength of investment manager Third Point LLC behind it and industry veteran John Berger at the helm, Third Point Re is starting to gain a secure footing in the reinsurance market. John Berger spoke to Bermuda:Re+ILS about his plans for the future. 28 November 2014
Re/insurance
The US insurance market still offers a vast array of mouth-watering opportunities for reinsurers—yet every company is targeting the market in a different way. Bermuda:Re+ILS asked the bosses of Hamilton, Hiscox, Aspen and Tokio Millennium Re to elaborate on their US strategies. 28 November 2014
Re/insurance
Bermuda:Re+ILS editorial panellist Charles Cooper, leader of XL Group’s Bermuda reinsurance operations, gives his opinion on the reinsurance industry in Bermuda and the direction it needs to take in the future. 28 November 2014
ILS
The recent rise in the use of indemnity trigger transactions within the ILS market is likely to continue, Michael Madigan, a partner in the insurance practice, and head of the property and casualty alternative risk transfer practice in New York, at law firm Sidley Austin, says. He talks to Bermuda:Re+ILS about what’s driving this trend and warns of the perils of making a snap decision. 23 October 2014
Life
Europe continues to present opportunities for Bermudan reinsurers, but only if they are prepared to knuckle down for the long haul, demonstrate their commitment to the region and take a flexible approach to addressing client needs. Bermuda:Re+ILS reports. 22 October 2014
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