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October
The latest US cedant survey from Flaspöhler Research Group reveals which reinsurers are the favourite among US reinsurance buyers.
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July
A Towers Watson study indicates North American reinsurers will follow aggressive investment strategies in 2012.
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June
A study from the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by SAS, says that Solvency II has improved clarity in insurers' risk management policies.
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May
The Reactions Legal Survey 2011 reveals the law firms that our readers believe are doing the best job.
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The April 2011 issue of Reactions is now online. Click through to read a selection of stories from the issue.
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March
Reactions has teamed up exclusively with research group Flaspöhler for the 2011 survey of the US life reinsurers. Overall, US cedants are demanding innovative solutions from reinsurers as their markets evolve.
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Insurers are putting ‘client service (reliability and communication)’ as the most important quality they demand from law firms, according to early indications from Reactions’ 2011 Legal Survey.
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Early indications from the 2011 Reactions Legal Market Survey suggest litigation is rising, driven by the softening market environment; fast-changing regulatory environments; and ‘emerging risks’.
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Big US insurance brokerages are being outclassed in client satisfaction stakes by smaller broking businesses, according to research by Greenwich Associates.
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Participation in this year's Reactions Legal Survey 2011 has already surpassed last year's total. Over 100 firms have already been rated - the deadline for participation is 25 March!
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February
A stagnant economy, low interest rates and tough regulatory challenges provide Europe’s insurers with a difficult headwind for 2011, says Ernst & Young.
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A growing number of companies are increasing their directors and officers’ liability limits, says a Towers Watson survey.
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The nomination process for the Reactions Legal Market Survey 2011 is now open. To ensure they are nominated, legal firms are urged to get their re/insurance client to participate.
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This year's Rising Stars survey of names to watch in insurance, reinsurance and broking have been published online, in full, in stages, during the course of this week. Today, the results for Asia have been released.
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This year's Rising Stars survey of names to watch in insurance, reinsurance and broking will be published online in full in stages during the course of this week.
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January
Increased implementation of forward-looking modelling techniques is improving the bottom line for US property/casualty insurers, says Towers Watson.
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Broker and consultant Marsh brings bad news for US commercial rates, forecasting they will decline yet further in 2011.
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Australian industry body posts new Queensland flood insured loss figures.
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Breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits made up the biggest slice of securities suits in Q4, says an Advisen study.
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Airline insurance industry posted losses of $1.55bn, excluding minor losses, in 2010 compared to $1.79bn in 2009, says Aon.
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Consultant Towers Watson estimates 1-5% growth in US tort costs in 2011.
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A new report by an industry risk management forum suggests corporate governance within the insurance industry is inadequate.
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Compliance efforts for Europe’s Solvency II directive are pushing up costs at insurance firms, says PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).