Archive: September 2014
Michael Frith: Insurance Is Big Business
September 23, 2014Go to any city in the world, and look for the grandest or most iconic modern building there. Chances are it’s owned by an insurance company. And why is that? […]
READ MOREMonte Carlo Wrap Up
September 22, 2014Every year, the reinsurance conference in Monte Carlo is accompanied by market analysis from key industry observers that sets the agenda for the next year. Here […]
READ MOREBig is not always beautiful
September 22, 2014Interest from small and mid-sized cedants in the use of ILS as a risk transfer mechanism is growing fast and several platforms are now able […]
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Erik Wahl
September 17, 2014An internationally recognised creative strategist and a #1 best selling business author. Drawing from his history as both an entrepreneur and an artist, Erik has has delivered his inspiring concepts and breakthrough […]
READ MOREInnovate & adapt to navigate a reconfigured reinsurance industry: S&P
September 16, 2014Innovation and adaptation are two key traits of global reinsurance firms that will succeed in remaining relevant as they navigate what will eventually result in […]
READ MOREAlternative reinsurance capital and ILS on the rise. Up 18% in the first-half to now $59 billion of reinsurance capital, according to Aon Benfield’s latest estimate.
September 16, 2014The amount of alternative capital in the reinsurance marketplace increased by 18% to reach $59 billion in the first-half of 2014, according to Aon Benfield, […]
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Paul Jardine
September 15, 2014Paul Jardine, a qualified Actuary, is Deputy Chairman of Catlin Underwriting Agencies Limited and Chief Operating Officer of Catlin Group Limited. He has over 30 years of insurance industry experience […]
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Marc Grandisson
September 15, 2014Marc Grandisson is the Chairman & CEO of Arch Worldwide Reinsurance & Mortgage Group. Mr. Grandisson began his career in 1990 as an actuarial assistant with Tillinghast/Towers Perrin, first in […]
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Jay Cohen
September 15, 2014Jay A. Cohen is a managing director in the Equity Research Department at Bank of America – Merrill Lynch and covers the property/casualty insurance industry and insurance brokers. He is the […]
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John Brynjolfsson
September 15, 2014Mr. Brynjolfsson is Armored Wolf’s CIO and is also a member of the Management and Investment Committees. As CIO, he is responsible for overseeing all investment activity at Armored Wolf. […]
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Michael Millette
September 15, 2014Michael is the global head of the Structured Finance business in the Finance Group. He is also co-chairman of the Structured Finance Capital Committee and serves on the Investment Banking […]
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Todor Todorov
September 15, 2014Todor Todorov is an Investment Consultant at Towers Watson and is a member of the hedge fund research team. He joined the firm (at the time Watson Wyatt) in September […]
READ MOREILS Bermuda Announces Keynote Speaker for Convergence 2014
September 15, 2014Hamilton, Bermuda – The Keynote speaker for Convergence 2014 will be Paul Jardine, Deputy Chairman of of Lloyds, ILS Bermuda Ltd announced today. Mr. Jardine will address the fear of […]
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Paul Schultz
September 14, 2014Paul Schultz is CEO of Aon Benfield Securities and leads Aon Benfield’s investment banking team, responsible for providing investment banking products and services to Aon’s clients on a global basis. […]
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Lixin Zeng
September 12, 2014Lixin Zeng, Ph.D., CFA, is the Chief Executive Officer of AlphaCat Managers Ltd. and has played a key role in the Manager since its formation in 2008. Prior to this role, he was […]
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Jonathan Malawer
September 12, 2014Jonathan Malawer, CFA, began his investment career at Thomson Financial with their Capital Markets Consulting group. In 2004, Mr. Malawer worked at General Motors Asset Management as an analyst within their […]
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Anthony Rettino
September 11, 2014Anthony Rettino is a Founding Principal and Portfolio Manager at Elementum. Tony serves on the firm’s Board of Managers and as Co-Chairman of Elementum’s Investment Committee and is responsible for portfolio […]
READ MORECompetition would be fierce even without third-party capital surge: S&P
September 8, 2014The competitive nature of the current global reinsurance market is often blamed on the recent influx of additional capital from third-party and institutional investors, like […]
READ MOREILS success seen as a blueprint for attracting business
September 3, 2014Bermuda Stock Exchange chief Greg Wojciechowsi has highlighted Bermuda success in attracting insurance-linked securities (ILS) to Bermuda in a prestige European magazine aimed at business […]
READ MORE2014 hurricane update with NASA’s Dr Tim Hall
September 2, 2014It has been a quiet year for Atlantic hurricanes, and it is increasingly likely to stay that way. In the first of a series of […]
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