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ILS
Pressure from new sources of capital is forcing reinsurers to re-examine their strategies and priorities, especially on peak perils such as Gulf coast property cat, KPMG’s Bill Miller tells Bermuda:Re+ILS. 28 November 2014
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
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
ILS
Bermuda:Re+ILS spoke to Arthur Wightman, PwC Bermuda’s insurance leader, about his perspective on and how to succeed in the current environment. 28 November 2014
Re/insurance
When Hamilton boss Brian Duperreault asked, “Where are the women?” in a speech earlier this year he highlighted the persistent shortage of women in C-suite positions in re/insurance. Bermuda:Re+ILS investigates why this matters and what needs to be done to redress
the balance. 28 November 2014
ILS
The influx of alternative capital into the reinsurance industry is not just competing with reinsurance—it has reshaped the market in a far more fundamental way. Bermuda:Re+ILS takes a look at the changing landscape and what lies ahead. 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
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
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