Viewpoints
Fairfax’s Watsa Says Deflation ‘In the Air’
Prem Watsa is betting on U.S. government debt at his Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. to guard against deflation amid stagnation in European economies and slumps in commodity prices and Chinese real ...
PCI Conference Report: Gen Re CEO Say Hedge Funds Come and Go
"Twisted financial theories" and rating agency support are keeping the reinsurance space attractive to third-party investors, a reinsurance executive asserted at an industry conference this week. ...
Big Data Analytics: What Are You Waiting For?
The era of "big data" has arrived in the reinsurance sector, yet many firms insist on taking a customary "wait and see" approach—not only with big data but in-house small data automation as well. ...
Counterpoint: Spending on Ads Never Beats Spending on Insurance Agents
A recent research report published by Cliff Gallant and Matthew Rohrmann of Nomura Equity Research concludes that spending on advertising beats spending on insurance agents. Once again Wall Street ...
ACE Women’s Forum: Setting the Stage for Inclusiveness
At ACE, we have long recognized that the business case is strong for a diverse leadership pool and, as a result, we continue to help cultivate the careers of many professional women who can step into ...
S&P Has More Homework to Do on Hedge-Fund Reinsurers: Execs
Responding to skepticism about the business models and risk cultures of a new crop of Bermuda reinsurers expressed by Standard & Poor's in a recent report, executives of three recent startups ...
Want to Reduce Litigation Expenses? Win in Court
No one enjoys paying litigation defense costs. Unfortunately, it comes with the territory. As a carrier grows, it becomes an increasingly deep-pocketed target for plaintiff attorneys. There are ...
Top 5 Public and Private Regional Carriers: Assured Research
In their latest report on regional insurance carriers, analysts at Assured Research provided a ranking of the top five insurers in each of six regions, using direct premiums written in 2013 to ...