Thursday, 11 Mar 2010

Today's quote:

"Marriage is like a bank account. You put it in, you take it out, you lose interest."

Irwin Corey

Poll of the week

Will the chain of insurance agents and brokers on both sides of the contract diminish further?



Poll results

Disintermediation

Will the chain of insurance agents and brokers on both sides of the contract diminish further?

Option%
yes (15 votes) 83.33
no (3 votes) 16.67

Count of votes: 18

Other poll results

Use of Capital Markets

Reinsurers cannot diversify sufficiently to efficiently keep peak exposures on their balance sheets. Will retrocession capacity increasingly be provided by the capital markets?

Natural Catastrophes

Will the increase in the severity and frequency of natural catastrophes create a problem for the industry?

Disintermediation

Will the chain of insurance agents and brokers on both sides of the contract diminish further?

Solvency II

Will Solvency II lead to greater transparency and reinforce risk adequate pricing?

Non-banks

Should there be more lending and/or regulation of the non-bank financial sector?

Rating Concerns

Is a legislative approach appropriate to address the current rating concerns (Debt issuers shopping for the highest rating)?

Capital Pool

"Can the established insurance industry cope responsibly with access to a fast moving, dynamic, volatile and virtually unlimited capital pool?"

Mega Risks

"Do you feel your company is prepared for the capital challenges which global "mega risks" such as climate change will bring?"

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