Analysis
Strong foundations to build on
Gulf report
Made in heaven?
St Paul Travelers may be a marriage made in heaven, but such mergers will reduce premium flow for reinsurers
Making its mark
Gulf report
Earthquake - California tremor fails to shake market
The earthquake that hit San Simeon in December last year will result in a fairly small insurance bil...
Risk Analysis - RMS looks at windstorm risk
Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has carried out the risk analysis for a EUR190m securitisation by Py...
Weather - Atlantic to see a stormy 2004, says TSR
Hurricane activity in the Atlantic will be above average in 2004, according to the latest forecast f...
Raising Australian standards
After re-licensing all insurers in 2002, the Australian Regulator is moving to a second stage of Prudential Reforms
No room for get-out clauses
A recent ruling for Eagle Star stresses the importance for reinsurers to follow the settlements
Flying the flag for change
Business
Space Activity - Solar threat to satellites studied
The Benfield Hazard Research Centre is studying the effects of increased solar activity after an unp...
A glut of opportunity
Gulf report
Outsourcing - CSC signs 10-year outsourcing deal with Swiss Re Life & Health
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has signed a 10-year business process outsourcing deal with Swis...
Survival of the fittest
Ratings
Standards - CEA welcomes first draft IASB rules
The Comite Europeen des Assurances (CEA) has issued a cautious welcome to the draft regulations prop...
London Market - Magnus calls for London wake-up
London is in danger of being left behind by other (re)insurance centres, according to Sir Laurie Mag...
BSE - BSE preys on the minds of US insurers
The US insurance market is starting to look at the possible ramifications of the discovery of the fi...
Compliance - Getronics launches new compliance framework tool
London-based Getronics has introduced a new information technology solution to help companies with t...
The climate change challenge
Environmental risk
Standards - NAIC calls for streamlined regulation
The Interstate Compact National Standards Working Group, part of the National Association of Insuran...
Behind the mask
Emerging risk
Sharing the pain
What do recent opposing rulings mean for the state of the law regarding allocation?
Favourable forecast
Latin America
Testing times for the franchise
The Lloyd's franchise has made a good start, but its real test will be in the down phase of the insurance cycle