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Lessons of a Risk Modeler: RMS CEO Hemant Shah
Not many CEOs are willing to talk publicly about their biggest misfires and what they learn from them. Hemant Shah did not hesitate when confronted with the question. The co-founder and CEO of ...
Hamilton Re Moving Full Steam Ahead With Expansion, Technology Initiatives
"Bursting at the seams." That's the phrase Kathleen Reardon, CEO of Hamilton Re, used to describe the current state of affairs for the company she heads in Bermuda—a description that also captures ...
Third Point Re Has a Game Plan to Win in Any Market, CEO Berger Says
It might not be too surprising to hear a former professional basketball player and coach counsel that one of the keys to winning is having a carefully crafted game plan. That's also the advice that a ...
Capital and Culture Have Changed Reinsurance Broking for Good
The influx of new capital has profoundly changed the reinsurance marketplace. It has lowered reinsurance rates, improved terms and conditions, and impacted reinsurer profitability. The same influx of ...
Evaluating Capital Needs
According to Standard & Poor's, some of the more common modeling techniques insurers use to evaluate their capital needs are: Stress tests, or extreme scenarios used to evaluate risk-bearing ...
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. ...