Features

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

Tail wagging the dog: how systems can drive business

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

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

New problems, old solutions

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

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

Re/insurance

The voice of experience: interview with John Berger

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

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

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

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

ILS

Choose your weapon carefully

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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