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Survey Says: For Many, ERM Is a Capital Idea
As insurers continue to evolve their enterprise risk management systems and controls, and regulators take a closer look, one aspect continues to be clear: Capital is king. A recent study by Standard ...
For P/C Carrier CFOs, It’s Time to Revisit Reinsurance Buying Strategies
Capital levels in the property/casualty insurance sector can be ambiguous. As in other industries, capital can be fungible or trapped, liquid or illiquid, affected by prevailing asset values, ...
Watford Re Playing to Current Market Conditions; Not Undercutting on Price: CEO Rathgeber
The first-quarter 2014 launch of Watford Re has fueled a fair amount of market chatter—some centered on the potential for the new entrant to the casualty reinsurance space to drive down pricing. ...
Cyber Security Considerations for P/C Carrier Board Members
As banks improve their ability to defend against cyber attacks, criminals are increasingly turning their attention to the insurance sector. In addition to seeking customers' personal and financial ...
Big Data Analytics: What Are You Waiting For?
The era of "big data" has arrived in the reinsurance sector, yet many firms insist on taking a customary "wait and see" approach—not only with big data but in-house small data automation as well. ...
Counterpoint: Spending on Ads Never Beats Spending on Insurance Agents
A recent research report published by Cliff Gallant and Matthew Rohrmann of Nomura Equity Research concludes that spending on advertising beats spending on insurance agents. Once again Wall Street ...
Musings from Monte Carlo
At September's Reinsurance Rendez-Vous in Monte Carlo, Carrier Management spoke with executives from Guy Carpenter, Willis Re International, Lloyd's of London, Litmus Analysis, Aon Benfield and ANV ...
Executive Cultures: Do You Remember F&G Re?
The Q4 2014 edition of Carrier Management magazine, broadly themed around reinsurance and risk models, includes a group of articles profiling three members of the new crop of reinsurers in Bermuda. ...