Articles by Charles E. Boyle

The Reinsurance World 2003 – Capacity, Profitability and ‘The Cycle’

A year ago the reinsurance world had an optimistic side most companies had survived their exposures to 9/11 and premiums were rising. A pessimistic side reflected a 25 percent decline in capacity, thus limiting new business opportunities. Now, as the …

FERMA Conference Highlights Risk Management Concerns

The second ever bi-annual conference of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), held Oct. 5 – 8 in Rome, Italy, featured presenters and workshops that highlighted both the similarities and the differences between the U.S. and the European …

FERMA Conference Highlights Risk Management Concerns

The second ever bi-annual conference of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), held Oct. 5 – 8 in Rome, Italy, featured presenters and workshops that highlighted both the similarities and the differences between the U.S. and the European …

The Reinsurance World 2003 – Capacity, Profitability and ‘The Cycle’

A year ago the reinsurance world had an optimistic side most companies had survived their exposures to 9/11 and premiums were rising. A pessimistic side reflected a 25 percent decline in capacity, thus limiting new business opportunities. Now, as the …

FERMA Conference Highlights Risk Management Concerns

The second bi-annual conference of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations, which wrapped up proceedings on Wednesday in Rome, featured presenters and workshops that highlighted both the similarities and the differences in the U.S. and the European approach to …

Apprehensions over Regulation, Capital, Industry Image, Dominate CII Conference

The industry “needs leaders that will actually lead,” said outgoing president Andy Homer as he closed the 102nd Insurance and Financial Services Conference of the U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) on Sept. 19. He also admonished the assembled leaders of …

Regulation, Capital, Industry Image Dominate CII Conference

The industry “needs leaders that will actually lead,” said outgoing president Andy Homer as he closed the 102nd Insurance and Financial Services Conference of the U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) on Sept. 19. He also admonished the assembled leaders of …

$585 Million Settlement at Hand in Credit Lyonnais/ELIC Fraud Case

Nothing apparently concentrates the corporate mind so effectively as being named in a criminal complaint. A week after a federal grand jury in Los Angeles issued a sealed indictment which reportedly accused it, and numerous others involved, of criminal fraud, …

$585 Million Settlement at Hand in Credit Lyonnais/ELIC Fraud Case

Nothing apparently concentrates the corporate mind so effectively as being named in a criminal complaint. A week after a federal grand jury in Los Angeles issued a sealed indictment which reportedly accused it, and numerous others involved, of criminal fraud, …

Alternative Markets Reach New Levels

“Client, insure thyself!” Well it hasn’t quite reached that point yet, but the hard market has caused insurance buyers to commence an unprecedented search for affordable risk management solutions. Pushed to the wall by carriers’ demands for stricter underwriting standards …