Analysis
Innovation and stagnation
Insurers make fine promises on service. But which ones are delivering" and how? Peter Joy set out to find the answers.
RSA Europe boss ponders future of Gerling tie-up
RSA's European boss has admitted its decade-long 'strategic' association with HDI Gerling could become increasingly fraught as a result of its aggressive growth throughout the continent.
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.
Hot climate
Our roundup of reader opinion shows rates are flattening, the economic crisis hasn't dampened your appetite for a new job and climate change is creeping up the agenda.
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 <BODY><p>Solvency II</p></BODY> and US cage-rattling…
Reader survey 2009
Katherine Blackler outlines what you think of Reinsurance magazine and our online service.
Rendez-vous round-up
The news from this year's Monte Carlo event.
Unravelling the spiral
Lindsay McQuillian and Susannah Wilks consider how the upcoming Equitas v Brandywine judgment could affect London Market reinsurers.
Love it or hate it
Straight-through processing is held in high esteem by the heads of many corporations but it has yet to achieve such status among reinsurance professionals, writes Jeff Ward
World vision
Katherine Blackler assesses the impact of climate change on the industry and outlines some of the measures reinsurers are taking to help combat the problem.
Security conscious
Caroline Cruickshank discusses collateral issues facing reinsurance buyers and sellers in new markets and the emergence of a new collateral alternative
Captive audience
The takaful market has grown considerably in Muslim countries. Simon Fisher considers the prospects for Sharia-compliant captives.
Arabian lights
Despite the global economic downturn, the Middle East still offers many opportunities for reinsurers, writes Tim Evershed.
Shaken and stirred
Despite the global downturn Japan's reinsurance market is still very stable, says Jeremy Golden but its new government's policies on healthcare and earthquakes may increase international cover needs
Unfinished business
Entrepreneurial players in the claims market have benefited from maximising the incentives of motor injury claims in recent years, but the trend towards commoditisation of claims handling does have its place, writes Alistair Kinley.
Closer harmony
Recent research by Alarm shows that public sector organisations are failing to run collaborative and partnership projects effectively. Edward Murray examines what can be done to provide closer harmony.