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Against a backdrop of intense competition and deep rate cuts on some lines of business, many reinsurers are pondering diversification as they seek growth. Intelligent Insurer pulls together some of the strategies proposed during the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous. 20 October 2014
Insurance
Cyber risks are no different from any other hazard in terms of risk management and risk transfer. However, IT departments, even with the best of intentions, can increase cyber risk by their strategies. Shaun Crawford, global insurance leader, EY shares some of the findings in the company’s latest cyber research and explains why accurate reinsurance optimisation is key. 20 October 2014
Insurance
The European reinsurance market remains extremely attractive both for its incumbent players and for newer entrants into the market—all of which should make for some interesting negotiations as each camp tries to cement or grow their footing in the market, as Intelligent Insurer discovers. 20 October 2014
Insurance
As the Lloyd’s market builds a tangible global presence, it does so against a backdrop of conflicting dynamics: the irreversible march of globalisation with all the incumbent risks involved yet the growing spectre of protectionism, which potentially limits the ability of the re/insurance industry to do what it does best, as John Nelson, the market’s chairman, tells Intelligent Insurer. 20 October 2014
Reinsurance
Conditions in the risk transfer world have rarely been more favourable to buyers. Yet while many are clearly leveraging their positions and seeking better deals, a surprising level of restraint exists as they also attempt to ensure their long-term traditional partners remain good business partners for the foreseeable future. 20 October 2014
Insurance
The looming implementation of Solvency II combined with a greater sophistication on the part of re/insurers around how to handle legacy business is driving run-off in Europe, as Intelligent Insurer discovers. 20 October 2014
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A changing attitude towards ILS as a form of risk transfer is now evident: cedants are moving growing chunks of their programmes to the sector and reinsurers are finding ways of getting in on the action. But perhaps the industry should not rely too much on this form of capital. Intelligent Insurer investigates. 20 October 2014
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Following a successful product launch in London, Deutsche Bank’s innovative platform, Netsett, has attracted interest from a further five industry leaders wanting to pilot the technology. The Deutsche Bank team tells Intelligent Insurer why Netsett is ready to revolutionise the insurance industry. 20 October 2014
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Our industry is now recognised as a leader in offering concrete solutions to the challenges of climate change, says Mike Morrissey. 20 October 2014
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Intelligent Insurer conducted six months of comprehensive research on the industry interviewing thousands of executives to pull together a Global Reinsurance Research Report. Here, we present the best reinsurers and reinsurance brokers based on the responses of executives who chose to comment on the MENA region. 20 October 2014
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