Hiscox

The full Monte

The 2009 Reinsurance/PricewaterhouseCoopers roundtable lunch saw some good-natured sparring between friends and rivals over the hot topics of the day - from the problems thrown up by AIG's troubles to Solvency II and US cage-rattling over Bermuda.

The exchange rate effect

Daniel Dunkley looks at the likely changes to UK accounting rules, as debate surfaces over the extent that exchange rate movements have impacted insurer results.

Going for a full service

With life's little luxuries top of the list to go when times get tough, Stephanie Denton looks at how the high net worth motor sector is weathering the economic storm.

The complete package

Jonathan Swift explains why steady growth and impressive achievements across all of its business areas meant Hiscox was the top pick for the judges in the General Insurer of the Year category.