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The November issue of Reactions

30 November 2009

Read a selection of stories from the November 2009 issue of Reactions.

The November 2009 issue of Reactions has now been published. Click on the headlines below to view an article.The cover story is an exclusive interview with Prem Watsa, leader of Canadian firm Fairfax. He is one of the few people to have made money from the financial crisis, by hedging against a large drop in share prices. He is now busy taking back full control of insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries Odyssey Re and Northbridge.Elsewhere we look at some cedants’ gripes that reinsurers are acting in too dictatorial a manner ahead of renewals, look at why the French insurance market is faltering, round up all the latest action in cat bonds and reveal the biggest cedants and reinsurers in the US.Not done there, we also...


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Catastrophe bond issuance was $4.3bn in 2011. How much new issuance will there be in 2012?

Less than $3bn
0%
$3bn-$4bn
67%
$4bn-$5bn
0%
$5bn-$6bn
33%
$6bn-$7bn
0%
More than $7bn
0%