All Asset Risks articles – Page 23
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Online onlyEurope at risk of recession
Growth prospects are being revised downwards, industrial production is shrinking and unemployment is likely to rise, says a new report from the WEF
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Online onlyUS P&C capital cushion could shrink by $80bn
Commercial insurance prices expected to stabilise if not increase, according to Towers Perrin
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Online onlyTreasury hires accountants to administer bail-out
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Ernst & Young will help with the purchase of troubled assets
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Online onlyCalifornia recovers nearly $13m for wildfire claims
The insurance regulator said it had to chase insurance companies to resolve claims from last year’s wildfires
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US Treasury uneasy with propping ailing banks
But the rescue package is necessary to restore confidence, said Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
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AIG knew about CDS problems: WSJ
American International Group executives may have misled shareholders about problems in its Financial Products division, according to the Wall Street Journal
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Online onlyMore banks will fail, survey finds
Executives in the sector also expect increased regulation, consolidation and more state ownership
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Online onlyFitch cautious on credit insurers as bankruptcies rise
Credit insurers are expected to post lower net income in 2008
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AnalysisDoubts over Solvency II in financial crisis
Oliver Peterken queries whether Solvency II will be passed unchanged considering current questions over regulation and the financial turmoil
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Europe agrees text for Solvency II
Essential step forward in agreeing the Solvency II directive, says PWC
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Online onlyPaulson vows to implement rescue measures quickly
President Bush signed the $700bn financial market rescue, Treasury begins work on implementation
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Online onlyInsurance could take reputation hit from downturn
While liquidity doesn't seem to be a problem the insurance industry is concerned about the knock on effects of the credit crisis, says the CEA
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Online onlyCrisis underscores need for better risk management: WEF
Companies need to refocus efforts on risk management, better governance and responsible leadership
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Online onlyBritain needs Paulson’s package
CBI says US Treasury’s banking bail-out is vital for the stability of markets
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Online onlyFinancial system at risk of shutting down: Bush
President Bush tried to convince Congress and the American public to pass the proposed $700bn bailout for the financial sector
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Online onlyOECD welcomes market rescue
The organisation said the US governments purchase of bad debts would help re-establish ‘liquid’ conditions
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Online onlyNY to regulate CDS market
Authorities in the US announced their intention to start regulating credit default swaps as insurance
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Online onlyAIG companies are strong and solvent: Dinallo
The New York insurance superintendant has reassured AIG customers on the validity of their policies
