Three cheers for mobile capital!

Just a few years ago, a difficult year like 2005 would have meant a hard market for the loss-free and loss-prone alike, but not in 2006. David Spiller, president and chief executive of Guy Carpenter, hails the new spirit of maturity and discernment pervading today's reinsurance market

The day is 1 June 2005. The hurricane and typhoon seasons have just gotten under way. A fortune-teller reveals to you that the insurance industry will suffer a record $83bn in catastrophe losses in

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ABI insists fire safety scheme is temporary

Mervyn Skeet, the Association of British Insurers’ director of general insurance, has outlined how the trade body will ensure the Fire Safety Reinsurance Scheme will only last three to five years, and how it will should end criticism of brokers earning commission for arranging cover.

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