Supplements, Roundtables and Newsletters
Reactions produces a range of supplements, executive roundtables and conference newsletters throughout the year. Click on the headlines or images below to download.
SUPPLEMENTS
CRO Risk Forum January 2012
Reactions' CRO Risk Forum brings together the thoughts of some of the industry's leading chief risk officers on the biggest issues facing those in this now-essential role. Includes articles from Zurich Financial Services, Nationwide, Munich Re, RSA, Scor, Arthur J Gallagher, Chartis, The Geneva Association and more.
Global Awards 2011 December 2011
The winners of the Reactions Global Awards were announced on September 27 at a gala dinner in New York. This commemorative supplement reveals the best insurers, reinsurers, brokers and service providers in the world.
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Guide To Asset Management 2011 September 2011
Insurers are navigating a complex and challenging investment environment. This supplement is intended to help insurers navigate this uncertain climate and understand the capabilities and insights that asset managers can offer in less familar asset classes such as high yield bonds and bank loans, high dividend public equities, real estate, commodities and private equity.
London Awards 2011 August 2011
The winners of the Reactions London Market Awards were announced on June 30 at a gala dinner at the Grange City Hotel. This commemorative supplement reveals the best insurers, reinsurers, brokers and service providers in the London market.
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Bermuda 2011 August 2011
To help make sense of the state of the Bermuda market in 2011, Reactions has put together this special report, analysing the issues facing the market and how the island's firms are performing. This supplement includes the thoughts of some of Bermuda's leading executives including XL's Mike McGavick, RenaissanceRe's Neil Currie, Endurance's David Cash, Alterra's Marty Becker and Arch's Dinos Iordanou.
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CEO Forum June 2011
This year’s CEO Risk Forum is all about perception: it is the common thread running through the different “opinion editorials” and interviews. Among the leading CEOs contributing articles this year are Scor's Denis Kessler, Lloyd's Richard Ward, Aon's Greg Case, General Re's Tad Montross, Hannover Re's Ulrich Wallin and JLT's Dominic Burke.
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The Reactions Guide to insurance markets 2011 January 2011
This publication provides a sense of the state of the global insurance and reinsurance market heading into 2011, including rankings data, surveys and thought leadership articles.
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ROUNDTABLES
Reactions Executive Discussions typically involve 6-10 senior industry executives who are carefully hand-picked by Reactions and the roundtable sponsor.
For roundtable sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Goran Pandzic - Tel: +1 212 224 3711 Email: gpandzic@euromoneyny.com
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Solvency II Asset Management Roundtable December 2011
Don't forget your assets
Europe's new capital adequacy and reporting regime will have a big impact on insurers' asset management strategies. This hot, but often underplayed, topic was the focus of a roundtable sponsored by JP Morgan Asset Management and held at the recent Baden-Baden meeting.
Growth Opportunities Roundtable November 2011
Searching for bright spots
Reactions held a roundtable in New York in association with the Qatar Financial Centre Authority to ask what markets and products are offering some relief to insurers.
PCI Virtual Roundtable October 2011
A market in transition
Ahead of the Property Casualty Association of America's annual meeting in New Orleans, Reactions in association with Towers Watson asked some of the industry's most influential reinsurance executives their thoughts on the hot issues facing the US market.
Asset Management Roundtable September 2011
Unchartered Waters
Reactions brought executives from Deutsche Insurance Asset Management and a leading asset manager from the insurance industry together in New York to work out what insurers can do to cope with the great stress on their assets.
Monte Carlo Preview Roundtable September 2011
Shelter from the storm
Reinsurers' first-half was dominated by catastrophes, leaving cedants running for cover. Reactions, in association with Towers Watson, held a roundtable in London ahead of the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous to find out what to expect from January 1 reinsurance renewals.
Internal Models Roundtable August 2011
Internal affairs
Reactions in association with Russell Group and Grant Thornton held a roundtable in London to discuss what effect internal models under Solvency II will have on the market.
Longevity Roundtable August 2011
An age-old problem
Reactions in association with Scor held a roundtable in Paris to discuss the growing issue of longevity and what the industry should be doing now in response.
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Systemic Risk Roundtable June 2011
The systemic irrelevance of insurers
Reactions, in association with Swiss Re, chaired a roundtable discussion at Swiss Re's Centre for Global Dialogue in Zurich on Systemically Important Financial Institutions - or SIFIs - and the systemic relevance of insurance firms.
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Asset Management Roundtable June 2011
A better approach to benchmarks
Reactions, in association with Brookfield Insurance Asset Management, held a discussion with chief investment officers in New York to ask what they look for in their third-party asset managers and how best to gauge performance.
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ILS Roundtable May 2011
Taking it in their stride
Reactions, in association with Aon Benfield, put together a diverse panel of insurance-linked securities participants in New York to discuss how the cat bond market will respond to the Japan earthquake and tsunami.
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NEWSLETTERS
Reactions produces daily newsletters at some of the industry's leading conferences, including the IIS, Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, PCI and Baden-Baden.
To discuss newsletter sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Goran Pandzic - Tel: +1 212 224 3711 Email: gpandzic@euromoneyny.com
Dominic Lutterloch - Tel: +44 (0)207 779 8519 Email: dlutterloch@euromoneyplc.com
Baden-Baden Reporter 2011
The Baden-Baden meeting took place in Germany in October. This is where the European reinsurance market meets for reinsurers and cedants to discuss the upcoming renewals. Reactions was also there, producing our Baden-Baden Reporter daily newsletter.
Our Baden-Baden Reporter newsletters are now available to download.
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Day 1
Brokers talk down rate hikes; Reinsurance rethink as pressure mounts; Retro writers ready to ramp up rates; Hard road ahead for motor insurers; Delve deeper to differentiate cedants; and more.
Day 2
Munich Re’s call for common EU fiscal strategy; PartnerRe – realism returns to the reinsurance markets; Cedants must pay for resilient reinsurance, says Swiss Re; A cycle in search of a new direction, concludes Guy Carpenter symposium; and more.
Day 3
Lloyd’s Tom Bolt warns on long cat tail risk; Dislocated market as leaders leave the pack, says Scor; Model changes cause concern; Reserving cycle could be set for turn; When medium size matters; Hannover Re – German market makes amends; Roundtable – Time to fix Solvency II fast running out; Between a hard and a soft place?; and more.
PCI Reporter 2011
The annual conference of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America took place in New Orleans in October. Reactions was there, producing our PCI Reporter daily newsletter.
Our PCI Reporter newsletters are now available to download.
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Day 1
Insurers mull “messy” quarter; FHCF could face $3.2bn shortfall; Roundtable – coping with an uncertain economic and regulatory outlook; “Ravaged” profits not just down to cats; and more.
Day 2
“Constant vigilance” needed, says Amica’s Robert DiMuccio; Don’t be so emotional, says General Re; Blending models is hottest topic at PCI; RMS model change to be fully felt at 1/1; Asbestos increases are a bad omen; BMS “pushing like crazy” against rises; and more.
Day 3
Fewer pockets of E&S opportunity, says Lexington’s CEO; Flagstone explains Lloyd’s exit to Reactions; 2/3 of insurers still to integrate RMS v11; Boom time in the ILW market; ILS issuance set for a strong 2012; Business is “as good as it gets, says Toa Re’s Ed Stanco; S&P says rate increases are insufficient; Modelers suffer credibility problem; Insurers giving back to charity, but not effectively; and more.
Day 4
CEO Panel – A disagreement over casualty; PCI’s David Sampson sticking up for America; “Cautious optimism” in casualty; Aggregate reinsurance cover on the up; Swiss Re spies tornado opportunities; Hard vs soft discussions too simple, says Scor; Guy Carpenter keeping reinsurers honest; Custom cat risk models on the up; and more.
Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous Reporter 2011
Reactions was at the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous in September – the beginning of discussions for the January 1 2012 reinsurance renewals – producing our market-leading Rendez-Vous Reporter newsletter, featuring the views of the industry’s most important leaders from exclusive interviews with the industry’s most important leaders.
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Day 1
Rating agencies optimistic despite cats, Gen Re’s Tad Montross says industry over-reliant on models, Brit’s Jon Turner says the question is not whether rates will go up but rather by how much, Hurricane Irene will help support pricing, the Rendez-Vous remembers 9/11, and more
Day 2
Munich Re says CBI prompts wording rethink, Stephen Catlin says east beats west, Aon says reinsurers missed an opportunity on casualty business, Hannover Re’s Ulrich Wallin says reinsurance price hardening will be gradual, reinsurers need radical rethink , and more.
Day 3
XL’s Mike McGavick says XL is looking to close gap on its peers, Scor takes twin engine approach, Swiss Re says interest rate shock has a bigger effect than cats, cat modellers hit back at critics, Willis’ Martin Sullivan says reinsurers are not necessarily over-capitalised, Canopius’ Michael Watson questions whether the industry can make money in the prevailing conditions, and more.
Day 4
Reactions’ Monte Carlo roundtable reveals split opinions on the market, Mark Byrne bullish on Omega acquisition, GIC aims to crash the top 10, Euro crisis to change ILW contracts, Montpelier Re’s contrarian strategy pays off, Richard Ward says Lloyd’s is tightening its grip, Lord Levene’s last Monte Carlo, Hiscox’s Charles Dupplin says tinderbox market is ready to go up, and more.
IIS Reporter 2011
Reactions brought you all the news from the International Insurance Society's anual meeting, which took place in Toronto in June.
Day 1
Punishing cat year continues, More M&A to follow Transatlantic/Allied World deal?, and more
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Day 2
Insurers challenged on all fronts, Arab firms adapt, Age-old problems for life companies, and more
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Day 3
Accounting dominates discussions, Surplus capital is illusionary, Risk/reward rethink needed, and more
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Day 4
Patrick Ryan rides again, Nat cats on the agenda in Canada, The market of the future, and more
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