Monte Carlo 2007

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Guy Carpenter Experts Comment on Market Issues at Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous

Representatives from companies involved in the insurance and reinsurance industries recently met in Monte Carlo to attend the 2007 Rendez-Vous de Septembre. Seven articles appear below that were published in The Review magazine's daily newsletter editions.

Date

Article

September 2007

Dreams and Nightmares

David Spiller examines the main factors – some positive and some potentially negative – that will have an influence on the upcoming end-of-year renewals discussions.

September 2007

Providing Model Solutions

Utilizing an internal model in your Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process can turn a regulatory burden into a competitive advantage, writes Frank Achtert.

September 2007

Supply Not Demand

Tim Gardner reviews the issues that will be dominating global property market discussions during this year's Rendez-Vous.

September 2007

The Tipping Point

Laurent Dignat and Frederic Morlaye look at development of capital market participation in the reinsurance sector.

September 2007

Turn Capital Ideas Into Reality

Pressures from regulators, rating agencies, policy holders and shareholders have ensured efficient management of capital is now more vital than ever before. In the first of a two-part interview, Guy Carpenter's Eric Paire tells The Review how this can be achieved.

September 2007

Garbage In, Garbage Out…

A convenient crutch for the modelling firms after the latest event, or an analyst's friend that justifies modelled losses that are not what was expected by company management? Dickie Whitaker investigates.

September 2007

Turn Capital Ideas into Reality

In the second of a two-part interview, Eric Paire talks to The Review about how more efficient management of capital can be achieved by reinsurers. Today, the spotlight falls on capital structure and capital allocation.

September 2007

Understanding a New Science

There is a growing awareness of the need to quantify catastrophe exposures within long-tail liability portfolios. The pressure for this is coming from enterprise risk management disciplines and reporting/capital allocation requirements under Solvency II, says Kevin Griffiths.