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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
The meaning of a flood
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
Finding cost savings
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
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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
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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
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RenaissanceRe's agreement to acquire Platinum Underwriters could spur merger and acquisition (M&A) activity among reinsurers.   28 November 2014
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Bermudian reinsurer Everest Re has confirmed it will launch operations in Zurich.   27 November 2014
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Renaissance Reinsurance has been placed on negative watch by rating agencies AM Best and Moody’s.   26 November 2014
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The co-founder of Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty has resurfaced as chairman of Orchid Underwriters.   26 November 2014

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