Features

ILS

The meaning of a flood

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

ILS

Carving a niche

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

Playing to our strengths

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

Strong alternative capital growth increases competition

While the growth of the alternative capital entering the industry represents a boost for many, concerns are starting to emerge around its pricing discipline, as Maren Josefs and Gary Martucci from Standard & Poor’s Insurance Ratings explain.   28 November 2014

ILS

Maintaining the pace

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

Where are the women?

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

In a state of flux

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

ILS

Achieving growth 
through innovation

In what is an increasingly complex world of insurance, Aon ReSolutions is thriving as it brings expertise from across the Aon group together in one place, as Andrew Matson and Kurt Cripps explain to Bermuda:Re+ILS.   28 November 2014

Re/insurance

Hedge fund reinsurers: are the rewards worth the risk?

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

Committed for life

Bermuda’s burgeoning life reinsurance sector bears testament to the BMA’s efforts to secure a supportive regulatory environment that is compatible with the US and the EU. Bermuda:Re+ILS investigates.   28 November 2014

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