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Big is beautiful

Alex Ferguson speaks to Peter Roder, head of Munich Re North America, about the company's ambitions to prosper in a tough market and the effects of the global recession.

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Learning from others' mistakes

Flagstone Re's chief executive officer David Brown reflects on how the market has changed since the 1980s, the challenge of making money for shareholders and the importance of choosing the right employer.

Chris Hanks Allianz July09

Ready and stable

His boss Andrew Torrance recently quipped that boring is the new sexy, which is why Allianz Insurance's commercial boss, Chris Hanks, boasts of the benefits of stability at the group. He is also a firm believer in training and development, as Sarah Hills…

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Going down a storm?

With the hurricane season imminent and prime minister Ewart Brown stirring up political unrest, Bermuda is preparing itself for tempestuous times. But how is its facultative reinsurance market faring? Aon Benfield Fac's Simon Smith explains to Alex…

Martin Vial Europ Assist

The tomorrow people

Europ Assistance has diversified its product offering and expanded into new territories. Leigh Jackson talks to Martin Vial, pictured, and Patrick Leroy about how they are planning to stay one step ahead in meeting the requirements of tomorrow.

Kelly Lyles AIG

An American graduate in London

AIG executive director of UK commercial lines Kelly Lyles tells Jonathan Swift about how the insurer is now focused on the future and dispels a few myths about the past.

Paul Asplin DAS UK chief executive

Legal eagle

Sarah Hills talks to DAS UK chief executive officer Paul Asplin about becoming an international player and diversifying the brand.

Geoff Halpin Sagicor

Chasing the dream

Sagicor only entered the UK market in the past two years and has already experienced significant growth. Louise Meeson talks to Geoff Halpin about what makes the group so special and his plans for the future.

What's in a Name?

Lloyd's Names have had a testy relationship with the Corporation of Lloyd's. Nigel Hanbury, chairman at Hampden Agencies, provides Alexander Ferguson with his personal interpretation of the Names' and their possible future

Staying the course

R J Kiln's director of underwriting, Richard Lewis, reflects on a quarter of a century with the comp...

Legal angles

Attride-Stirling & Woloniecki counsel Peter Dunlop reflects on life before reinsurance law, lavatory...

Names and numbers

Lloyd's chief financial officer Luke Savage talks to Reinsurance about the Corporation's relationship with the names, the changes that outgoing franchise performance director Rolf Tolle has made, and his feelings about the investment income market

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