The Intelligent Quarterly from the publishers of The Insurance Insider

Summer 2013

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The long arm of Lawsky…

Should we be worried that there is a new sheriff in town? Particularly when said sheriff has a reputation as a lone ranger, with one eye on the popular vote and another on extracting money from financial firms nervous about damage to their already fragile reputations?… Read more

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The industry prayer

There is a peculiar balancing force in nature that immediately and unerringly reinstates equilibrium whenever it encounters imbalances… Read more

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The rise of the underwriting machine

The algorithm-driven trading strategies that transformed the financial markets in the late 1990s are increasingly being applied to P&C underwriting. Where will it all end?… Read more

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The new order

A major overhaul of QBE's senior management and a new strategic vision, driven by Frank O'Halloran's successor John Neal, will mean a freeze on major acquisitions and a drive towards cost efficiencies… Read more

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European (re)insurers diverge on dividends

RSA's shock dividend cut at the tail end of February received a negative reaction from the markets and provoked a flurry of angry shareholder comments… Read more

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XL builds on US property

XL Group's push into North American high-end property and construction markets shows no signs of stalling with the news that it is expanding its property facultative (fac) operation in the US… Read more

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Hot money

Gavin Davis questions whether catastrophe reinsurers can handle the heat and maintain underwriting discipline as "hot money" pours into the sector… Read more

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It can't happen here…

Shirley Beglinger queries the conventional wisdom that the insurance world is free from systemic risk and asks whether the financial meltdown could happen a little closer to home… Read more

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Inside the Lloyd's dream

With membership so highly prized, Adam McNestrie assesses what it takes to get into the world's oldest insurance market… Read more

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Juicing returns

Some (re)insurers are looking outside their core businesses to find accretive opportunities in difficult operating conditions, says David Bull… Read more

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