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London Market 2012: London's IT evolution

London Market01-06-2012Frank Fortunato

Despite perceptions that it is slow to change, the London Market has made huge leaps when it comes to technological advancements, says Frank Fortunato, chief executive of CATEX, a developer of web-based insurance and reinsurance solutions.

Breathing life into the pension market

01-06-2012Longevity Insurance

As life expectancies around the globe continue to rise, pension funds are seeking to further de-risk their books. This creates opportunities for reinsurers looking to diversify. Intelligent Insurer investigates.

Enabling agility

Switzerland01-06-2012

With Solvency II rewarding diversification in insurers, many have taken advantage of portfolio transfers to group together what were previously different businesses, thus reducing capital charges. Intelligent Insurer takes a look at the implications.

Pollution liability review: Deepwater Horizon is the trigger

01-06-2012MarineAlkistis Christofilou and William Sturge

The structure of the UK’s Pool Re could form the basis of a scheme to generate extra reinsurance capacity for marine pollution, argue Alkistis Christofilou and William Sturge.

London Market 2012: Finishing what was started...

London Market01-06-2012

Most participants in the London Market would like to see it run more efficiently—but getting everyone to agree on how best to achieve this is quite another matter. Intelligent Insurer finds out more.

A framework for European insurers

01-06-2012Asset Management

We believe Europe will continue to be a major influence on insurance fixed income portfolios.

London Market 2012: The best in a bad year

London Market01-06-2012

2011 was a turbulent year for many of the Lloyd’s syndicates—but some weathered the storm better than others. Here, AM Best ranks the syndicates’ performance by four criteria, while Intelligent Insurer provides the figures with some context.

Bermuda: emerging from the gloom

Bermuda01-06-2012

Whether the Island remains the central hub of the reinsurance world may be questioned these days, yet there is no doubt that investors, analysts and buyers alike set great store on the performance of Bermuda’s insurers and reinsurers.

Manoeuvring in constricting circumstances

01-03-2012Capital Management

The implementation of Solvency II will place restrictions on the investment strategies of many insurers. Intelligent Insurer speaks to the team at BNY Mellon about the investment options open to insurers facing tighter capital regulation.

A crystal ball?

01-03-2012Asset Management, Capital Management

At its best, modelling software can offer insurers a glimpse of the future and the ability to side-step potential pitfalls. Intelligent Insurer spoke to Richard Urbach at Conning about how the industry can benefit from this kind of technology.

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