Risk
Favourable reinsurance rates, rather than market instability, explain why cat bond issuance declined in 2008.
By Chi Hum | February 28, 2009
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Potential risk exposures for companies facing an economic downturn seem to be increasing at the very same time that a hard insurance market is imminent. Higher premiums and restricted coverage come with the hard market, making it harder for risk managers to find the insurance coverage they want or need when their own companies are tightening their belts financially. So how are risk managers planning to guide their corporate ships through this turbulent market?
By Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | February 28, 2009
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Private companies stand to gain as much from directors and officers liability insurance as publicly-traded companies do.
By Rob Bickerton, Glenn Woodard | February 28, 2009
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Canadian insurers are paying the price of almost 30 years of protracted neglect and the resultant collapse of Canada's public infrastructure.
By Paul Kovacs | February 28, 2009
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Catlin Group Limited is sponsoring the Catlin Arctic Survey, a 1,300-kilometre expedition to the North Pole to measure ice thickness and its effect on climate change.
By Mike Hansen | February 28, 2009
UPCOMING EVENTS: FOR A COMPLETE LIST VISIT
February 28, 2009
Nearly 100 members, regional presidents and supporters of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) gathered in New York City to celebrate the inauguration of RIMS 2009 president Joseph Restoule. Held at the prestigious Harvard Club on Jan. 8, 2009, attendants toasted the incoming president and celebrated the accomplishments of immediate past president Janice Ochenkowski. […]
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I. T. staff and departments will play a pivotal role in any company's successful conversion to IFRS reporting standards, so get them involved early in the process.
By Mahmoud Safavi Senior Manager, KPMG Advisory Services Neil Parkinson Partner, KPMG Insurance Practic | January 31, 2009
Canada's solvency regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), is asking the industry for its opinion on the future direction of reinsurance regulation.
By Robert McDowell Financial Institutions And Services Group, Fasken Martineau Koker Christensen Financ | January 31, 2009
Technology has evolved to a point when brokers may soon be able to use XML standards to communicate with multiple insurers using broker management systems. But what will that mean for carriers' individual Web portal solutions?
By Craig Harris Freelance Writer | January 31, 2009
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