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  • November 2008

    Gen Re's Tad Montross - The quiet American 03 November 2008

    Gen Re chairman and CEO Tad Montross doesn't broadcast his opinions as much as his peers in the global reinsurance business. That doesn't mean he doesn't have any, he tells Garry Booth in a rare interview.

  • EAIC preview: Meeting the challenge 03 November 2008

    East Asia is being hailed as a land of opportunity for insurers. In the lead-up to this year's East Asian Insurance Congress, Karen Eeuwens asks some of its main speakers about the challenges the region faces and how insurers and reinsurers can respond.

  • Class of 2005: Tried and tested? 03 November 2008

    Despite being only three years old, the precocious class of 2005 believes a stormy hurricane season and turbulent financial markets have proved it can mix it with the big boys. Helen Yates reports.

  • US casualty insurance: Fearing the worst 03 November 2008

    Tumbling stock markets, failing financial institutions and the prospect of a global recession always leads to a rise in litigation. US casualty writers could find themselves facing a tidal wave of professional liability claims, writes Richard Crump.

Poll

How big would insured catastrophe losses this hurricane season have to be to move reinsurance pricing up?

$0-15bn
7%
$15bn-$30bn
12%
$30bn-$50bn
38%
$50bn-$75bn
31%
$75bn-$100bn
7%
>$100bn
5%

Quote

CEOs won’t move prices until they see blood in the street and have the concern that some of it might be theirs.

Tom Bolt, director of underwriting performance at Lloyd’s of London