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Alternative Risk Transfer
The announcement by the UK government that it will develop a new competitive corporate and tax regime to allow ILS to be domiciled in the UK is an exciting development, but significant challenges will need to be overcome, as Colin Graham, partner and insurance tax leader at PwC UK, explains. 27 May 2015
Alternative Risk Transfer
In their first blog, Gary Martucci, director and Maren Josefs, associate director at rating agency Standard & Poor's, talk about the impact of ILS on reinsurer ratings. 27 May 2015
Insurance
The use of managing general agents (MGAs) has increased in response to tough market conditions and the changing business model of the re/insurance industry. Below, Intelligent Insurer profiles 50 of the leading MGAs by turnover, comparing year on year pre-tax and operating profit. 7 May 2015
Insurance
Amid challenging markets conditions, Intelligent Insurer compares the 2014 results of some of the world’s bigger players and examines the trends behind the explanations their chief executives give around their results. 5 May 2015
Insurance
Diversification and the forming of new partnerships are playing an important role in the changing industry model. John Holm, executive director at Capita Insurance Services, talks to Intelligent Insurer about the increasing role of MGAs in this process and explains some of the outcomes of the Intelligent Insurer 2015 MGA survey. 5 May 2015
Insurance
Updates have been made to the treatment of securitisations under Solvency II. John Loughrey of GR-NEAM examines the implications for insurers. 5 May 2015
Insurance
The re/insurance industry has not historically been as attractive to young people as a career choice as other financial services sectors such as banking or fund management. But that is changing. As part of a wider feature available online, Intelligent Insurer speaks to 40 young executives—all under 35—who are making waves in the industry. 1 May 2015
Insurance
Concord Specialty Risk is seeing rising demand for its representations and warranties insurance products and its products and expertise in relation to uncertain tax positions. Dave De Berry, the company’s chief executive officer, explains what is driving this growth to Intelligent Insurer. 1 May 2015
Reinsurance
Reinsurance regulatory modernisation is essential, and the US should step up to the plate, says Tracey Laws, senior vice president and general counsel of the Reinsurance Association of America. 1 May 2015
Insurance
Softening rates in the mainstream reinsurance market have driven players to seek growth in alternative lines. Focusing on one of those lines—excess and surplus—Intelligent Insurer looks at new entrants seeking a part of the action and asks whether this market has the sustainability for increased capacity. 1 May 2015
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