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AROUND THE MARKETS
The profile of asbestos claims and claimants in the UK continues to change. But how well prepared is the UK insurance industry to cope, asks PRO Insurance Solutions' Deborah Johnstone
DECEMBER ISSUE

More than 650 executives from 40 countries gathered in the Lion City to review the insurance year across Asia’s markets at the end of November. Greg Dobie was in attendance and found that, despite recent fears of over-capacity, Singapore’s star is most definitely still in the ascendancy.
Despite an exclusive survey revealing that a third of respondents believe that ECF has brought no benefits to their business, there has been much to celebrate about the progress made with London Market claims this year, says Greg Dobie.
The changing nature of claims during the credit crunch means that the skills of forensic accountants are needed more than ever, says Vanessa Winspeare.
Brazil has been Latin America’s hottest insurance destination for foreign re/insurers for some time now but with double digit premium growth reported in markets such as Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia in the midst of the global financial crisis, it seems that it might soon be sharing some of the attention, says Sarah Ahmad.
While the big Middle Eastern re/insurance hubs have often grabbed the headlines in 2009, the region’s rising stars continue to make strong progress, says Firas Abd-Alhadi of the Insurance Commission of Jordan.
The House of Lords’ verdict in Wasa v Lexington was one of the most significant moments for the re/insurance law world in 2009. So what are the case's implications? Antony Woodhouse explains..
Re/insurers have had some substantial court rulings to chew over in 2009 but the widely predicted increase in credit crisis linked disputes failed to materialise. Still, who knows what’s around the corner, says Stuart Collins.
How will health re/insurers’ revenues be impacted by recently introduced measures in the UK to limit mis-selling of critical illness policies? Jason Hurley explains the key issues..
As primary insurers turned to reinsurance for capital relief, life reinsurers experienced significant growth in 2009, expanding business geographically and applying more focus to the sector. And this trend is expected to continue in 2010. Sarah Ahmad investigates.
Earthquake models must be backed by strong science, hard data and precise geocoding if they are to support underwriters dealing with this most unpredictable of risks, say Brady Foust, Thomas Jeffery, and Howard Botts.
With limited activity in the Atlantic Basin and no major cat events to note, 2009 has largely been a benign year for re/insurers. But modellers have been busy updating quake models, and activity in the Pacific Basin has shifted attention to typhoon models for 2010. Sarah Ahmad reports.
There’s probably never been a first half as dramatic as 2009. Sarah Ahmad revisits the resignations and ratings cuts, not to mention the biggest loss in US corporate history..
Bonuses, bidding wars and buybacks all grabbed the headlines in the second half of 2009. Ruth Lythe looks back at the major events..
Property re/insurers with an appetite for growth may end up going hungry unless they ensure they are innovative, argues Jon Foley.
Hopes for the hard market widely predicted by property and casualty reinsurers in 2008 appeared to have faded at the end of 2009, with some tough discussions at the October renewals meetings. Ruth Lythe, looks back at a year of contrasts…..
There’s no escaping the fact that the financial crisis forced re/insurers firmly into the regulators’ sights – justifiably or not. So what does the blizzard of bills emanating from Capitol Hill mean for the sector, asks Ruth Lythe.
Re/insurers may have survived the financial crisis but future industry winners will have learned its risk management lessons well, says Don Mango.
Reinsurers for the most part, emerged from the financial crisis in fairly rude shape, at least in part due to their strong enterprise risk management. So where does the discipline go from here, asks Ruth Lythe.
The Solvency II directive has sparked its fair share of drama, debate and big headlines over the past year. Ruth Lythe revisits the key events.
The financial crisis and a tougher stance from regulators means that non traditional reinsurance is the flavour of the year, says Thomas Renggli.