May 19, 2008
Myanmar’s disaster and a 100-year, $800 billion plan to combat climate change The cruelest months for many insurers, reinsurers and brokers, were undoubtedly the end of April and the beginning of May when they reported first quarter earnings. With few …
May 14, 2008
Since Joe Plumeri took over as Chairman and CEO of Willis in 2000, he’s guided the international broker through turbulent times, making a number of radical and innovative changes along the way. Nowhere is his presence more evident than in …
April 9, 2008
The 10th edition of the European Insurance Forum wrapped up proceedings on Tuesday night. The two-day conference, held at Dublin’s Four Seasons Hotel and sponsored by the Dublin Insurance & Management Association (DIMA), focused on some major issues of worldwide …
January 27, 2008
FERMA conference highlights growing importance of risk management in complex global business environment The insurance industry’s “traditional model” has become outdated and is so abstruse that the industry’s ability to compete is being jeopardized. European risk managers face the same …
January 27, 2008
An increasingly common complaint against the insurance industry charges that it is largely responsible for the disappearance of traditional events and activities due to the unavailability and/or the increasing cost of liability coverage. In an article on the Lloyd’s Web …
October 8, 2007
An industry executive, representing a coalition of 14 large U.S.-based insurance groups, told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee late last month that a major tax advantage for certain foreign insurance groups could threaten the future of the domestic insurance industry. …
October 2, 2007
More than 1200 participants assembled Monday morning at Geneva’s International Conference Center for the fifth Forum of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA). Delegates were welcomed by Pierre-François Unger, president of the State Council of the State of …
September 28, 2007
At least that’s how Yogi Berra might describe it. On Sept. 25 William R. Berkley, chairman and CEO of the company of the same name, gave a detailed indictment before the Senate Finance Committee of the iniquities visited upon U.S. …
September 24, 2007
The ‘rest of the world’ offers new opportunities for growth, but not without risk No European City has recently changed as much as Berlin (with the possible exception of Dublin). Since the fall of the wall in 1989, its 3.4 …
September 24, 2007
Findings boast stellar results for London market with Lloyd’s leading the way Guy Carpenter & Co., Marsh’s reinsurance broker and risk management division, has released “The Lloyd’s Market in 2007,” its fifth annual review of Lloyd’s financial and operational performance. …