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Regulation

Accounting for the outsourcers

The direct regulation of outsourced service providers would lighten the regulatory burden on insurers and bring much-needed accountability to the market, argues David Brownlow.

Are you really ready for regulation?

This month's Post Magazine chief executive round table, sponsored by Accenture, focused on forthcoming Financial Services Authority regulation and sought to gauge the industry's preparedness by posing five key questions to delegates. Lynn Rouse reports.

Tailor-made for profit.

Modelling marine portfolios to assess their profitability has helped marine underwriters achieve more positive returns, argues Raj Ahuja of non-life actuarial consultant EMB. The question now is how capital providers can maintain the advances that have…

Change still coming

Two years on from Reinsurance's last survey in London, market attitudes are still coloured by uncertainty. Marc Jones looks at the predictions.

Storing up trouble.

The launch of ever-larger container ships with less resistance to rolling, combined with incorrect stowage of loads, is a huge threat for marine underwriters, says Patricia Vowinkel.

Under pressure.

The marine market may have hardened but underwriters still have much to do to ensure they make a profit. Eric Alexander examines the dynamics of a difficult market.

Strengthening supervision

Pressure is mounting for uniform regulation of reinsurers around the world. The first concrete steps are expected later this year and, as John Sanders reports, could be a benefit rather than a burden to most reinsurers, especially those in the London…

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