Lloyd's of London Analysis – Page 15
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: professional risks
The Knowledge analysed the professional risks market following the credit crunch.
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Solvency II
The Knowledge unpicks the knotty subject of Solvency II, and what it means for UK general insurance.
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NewsHiscox chief predicts rate rise after run of disasters
Bronek Masojada says reinsurance rates will spike, but doubts the increase will last
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AnalysisLloyd's selects John Nelson as new chairman
Wealth of experience makes former Hammerson chairman a good fit
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Claims & LiabilitiesJapan and Christchurch: the aftershock of claims handling
As catastrophes wreak havoc across the world, (re)insurers face yet another learning curve
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News AnalysisChasing Chaucer
With its combination of strong assets and low running costs, the Lloyd’s insurer has been pursued by everybody from Brit to Vladimir Putin. Now Guy Hands’ Terra Firma looks set to pounce
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Re & RisksKeeping up with the security race
The UK’s National Security Review recognises fast-developing terrorism and cyber threats – but the onus is still on risk managers to act quickly
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Re & RisksGuernsey: on the outside over Solvency II equivalency
What Guernsey’s decision not to pursue Solvency II equivalency means for the (re)insurers based there and those that use them
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Re & RisksWatch this space: insuring satellites
The risks involved in putting a satellite into operation highlight a clear need for (re)insurance. What does it take for reinsurers to go into orbit in this market?
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AnalysisBP slammed: lessons of the Macondo ruling
The US National Commission's criticisms of the energy giant must heighten insurers' awareness of potential poor risk management
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Research CentreReinsurance rates plunge: the full data
Market conditions pose challenges for reinsurers' primary clients, warn brokers' analyses
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Research CentreACE survey: Flood warning
Recent ecological disasters are keeping the multitude of environmental dangers at the front of risk managers’ minds
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Re & RisksSwiss Re is looking good for a return to double-A
Analysts predict that the reinsurer could buy back up to $2bn shares to improve return on equity as it re-risks to offset low bond-yield pressure
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Re & RisksComment: Baden-Baden was bleak but it's not all bad
We could never go back to the market lows of the '90s
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Re & RisksCatastrophe cashpoint: the latest facility for contingency capital
An alternative capital facility from Société Générale offers reinsurers a banking solution they can turn to in a crisis
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Re & RisksSwiss Re-structures: all change at the reinsurance giant
On the crest of a wave of positive developments, Swiss Re has decided to reorganise its business structure and management heads. Some aspects have been tried before, however, with mixed results
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Companies & MarketsAsleep at the wheel: what went wrong with Lloyd's private motor insurers?
While other insurers have adapted to the changing motor market, Lloyd's has stumbled
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Re & RisksOne man's model career
Times are bountiful for the LEGO Group, but it's not all rosy, as sister title StrategicRISK found when it met Hans Læssøe, the company's head of risk
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Re & RisksOn the inside with Munich Re and Swiss Re
Two reinsurance titans; one seriously demanding economic environment. We talk to the men in control, steering their operations towards growth, and mindful of the challenges ahead
