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Do you believe efforts to set up a New York Insurance Exchange by the state's insurance department will succeed?

Yes, and it is a good idea		25%
Yes, but it is a bad idea		2%
No, but it is a good idea		41%
No, and it is a bad idea		27%
Not sure		4%

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Queensland Floods 06 Feb 2012 - Monsoonal rains since mid-January have resulted in flooding in northeast Australia, affecting ...
Peru Earthquake Mw6.3 30 Jan 2012 - Updated 1 February. On Monday, 30 January a magnitude Mw6.3 (regional moment ...

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S&P Top 150 Reinsurers: A good year, but maybe not good enough

Poll

Catastrophe bond issuance was $4.3bn in 2011. How much new issuance will there be in 2012?

Less than $3bn

0%

$3bn-$4bn

44%

$4bn-$5bn

22%

$5bn-$6bn

11%

$6bn-$7bn

22%

More than $7bn

0%

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If last year was the year of the cat, then this year could be the year of the debt crisis.

Mike Van Slooten, head of international market analysis at Aon Benfield

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