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Interview: Andrew Torrance - Playing the long game

With more than a decade at Allianz, and more than 20 years in the industry, chief executive Andrew Torrance reflects on the past and looks to the future.

Insurer | 01 May 2012 secure

Allianz chief executive Andrew Torrance
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Guy Carpenter reports reinsurance rises

Research by Guy Carpenter shows reinsurance rates rose at the 1 April round of renewals as the market continues to work through the impact of the events of 2011.

Reinsurance | 05 Apr 2012 secure

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Post magazine - 5 April 2012

The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.

Insurer | 04 Apr 2012 secure

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Marsh's Project Noah will not work and has no insurer support, claims ABI

The Association of British Insurers has slated the flood reinsurance idea floated by broker Marsh and Guy Carpenter, claiming that it won't work and insurers don't back it.

Insurer | 04 Apr 2012 secure

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Project Noah promises flood reinsurance

Marsh and Guy Carpenter have published provisional details of their flood reinsurance plan known as Project Noah after testing it with insurers.

Broker | 03 Apr 2012 secure

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Marsh and Amlin to work with new nuclear managing agent

A managing agent which claims to have brought the first new capacity to the global nuclear insurance market in more than a generation has been launched.

Insurer | 09 Jan 2012 secure

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Thai flood losses set to escalate - Insurance News Now

Post reporter Callum Brodie outlines this week's major general insurance stories including feelings of a “whiff of Katrina” among loss adjusters about the Thailand floods that have already inundated two industrial estates in Bangkok - affecting multinational...

Insurer | 26 Oct 2011 | screening image

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$3bn Thai flood losses set to escalate as city centre inundation begins

Loss adjusters have told Post there is a “whiff of Katrina” about the Thailand floods, following predictions the disaster could cost more than the estimated $3.3bn (£2.1bn) insured losses.

Claims | 25 Oct 2011 secure

Long-term prospects are now front of mind for accountants

Market moves: All change at Zurich and Willis

Following a slow period, large insurers made a number of key appointments this week, including major moves at Zurich, Allianz and RSA.

Insurer | 25 Oct 2011 secure

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Reinsurers squeezed by capital excess

Delegates at a seminar organised by Guy Carpenter at Baden-Baden were told reinsurance pricing would remain low as more capital was available than customers.

Reinsurance | 24 Oct 2011 secure

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Lynn Rouse

Editor's comment: Fleeing the family nest

This week’s deal developments read like two coming-of-age literary fables written to reward hard work and endeavour, while...

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JLT chief executive Dominic Burke

Interview: JLT's Dominic Burke - a thoroughbred performer

Horseracing-mad Dominic Burke has huge ambitions for JLT, with a firm focus on international expansion, and he scotches...

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David Reed

View from the top: Airline insurance - the risk remains

Despite 2012 losses being only 12% of the annual average to date, a single incident could flip the market, says David...

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Pitney Bowes 2012 Insurance Industry Report

2012 insurance industry report: The inside track to achieving a more sustainable business

To achieve a sustainable profit, personal lines insurers need to transform their retention rates, using modern communications techniques to engage with customers and understand their individual needs. This white paper is based on a specially commissioned study involving 42 senior managers at UK and Irish insurers.

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Work equipment risks in the UK

The complex patchwork of legislation and guidance governing work equipment risks in the UK is an administrative monster that many businesses struggle to wrestle with successfully. It takes significant levels of technical expertise and resources to understand and effectively navigate the maze of legal requirements, and this problem grows increasingly unwieldy for smaller organisations with limited manpower and finances.

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