Why reinsurance practitioners should understand the drivers of cedant ratings

Why reinsurance practitioners should understand the drivers of cedant ratings

Why reinsurance practitioners should understand the drivers of cedant ratings Even in those markets where ratings are fundamental to carrier selection, most practitioners tend not to dwell too much on the details of how ratings are decided. Yet, for reinsurers and reinsurance brokers with rated cedant clients,

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Lessons from CBL

Lessons from CBL

Earlier this year the New Zealand carrier CBL Insurance Ltd was placed in interim liquidation. The parent group’s Irish carrier (CBL Insurance Europe DAC) has also been put into administration (though the group’s Australian carrier, Assetinsure Pty Ltd, stresses that it continues to operate normally). Whether the

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Some of my best friends are actuaries… or why I built “an Introduction to the Mathematics of Reinsurance”

Some of my best friends are actuaries… or why I built “an Introduction to the Mathematics of Reinsurance”

All professions build mystiques. It’s intellectual protectionism. Lawyers use Latin a lot (not as much as they used to but their replacement phrases are almost as incomprehensible), accountants create impenetrable legislation and rules. You will have your own lists and examples. Actuaries, statisticians and modellers don’t really

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