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Captives demand tailored technology
The captive industry has some specific requirements from technology. Sue Copeman interviews Nick Teetelli
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Special ReportsSolvency II brings new pressures
Updating solvency frameworks has become essential for captive domiciles in the light of Solvency II. Richard Walker describes Guernsey’s approach
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Special ReportsFinancial benchmarking
Benchmarking performance against your peers is nothing new. However, it remains a relatively new concept for captive insurers, says Jonathan Groves
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Attracting reinsurance business
For captive domiciles with a strong insurance sector attracting reinsurers and other associated businesses is a natural progression. Nick Wild explains how Guernsey has approached this challenge
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FeaturesAn integrated approach
Aymeric Boyer-Vidal, GDF-Suez’s director of audit and risk discusses embedding enterprise risk management and handling a crisis
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LOC alternatives
Caroline Cruickshank discusses meeting collateral requirements and provides a lesson on insurance trusts which are an attractive alternative to letters of credit
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Online onlyPoland struggles with foreign debt
Poland has estimated external bills of $100bn, says JLT
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AnalysisNew liabilities
A new law governing the protection of natural habitats has come into force in the UK
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Online onlyCourt of Appeal ends Names litigation
Court found that Names’ application for appeal was ‘totally without merit’
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Online onlyAXA CS weathers the financial storm
Turnover and operating profit both increase but combined ratio tops 100%
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Credit insurers take over from rating agencies
Insurers are better than rating agencies at determining companies’ credit worthiness, says Aon
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Online onlyFatality forces BHP to suspend mine
The death of a contractor forces the global miner to suspend operations at Blackwater coal mine
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AnalysisWake up call
Australia's fires and floods prove that governments need to toughen their targets to curb Greenhouse emissions
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Online onlyAustralia wildfires return
Eight fires have broken out in the Australian state of Victoria
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Marsh settles bid rigging suit for $88m
Lawsuit stems from bid-rigging allegations dating back to 2004
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Interviews
Risk managers are ignored
Audit and compliance professionals feel they do not have the influence to manage risk properly
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BAE arranges 5 year programme through Aon
First private sector business to adopt Aon’s aligned long term programme
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Online only52,000 UBS customers hid accounts from IRS
US authorities have demanded to see the identities of US customers with secret Swiss accounts holding about $14.8bn in assets
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Online only$10m mortgage fraud scam unearthed
Defendants are accused of obtaining more than two dozen subprime mortgages fraudulently
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Online onlyXL to remain in ‘practically all’ lines: McGavick
Staff eliminations and business cutbacks are efforts to prevent XL entering a downward spiral
