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Issue: November, 2009Language: Español
Authors:
Chris Ball,
Ross Campbell,
Jane Dorter,
Giovanni Fanizza,
Charlie Kingdollar,
Tad Montross,
Rick Rembisz,
Andres Webersinke
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Contenido: Lecciones de la crisis crediticia mundial / Encarar las secuelas de la crisis financieras / Sobrellevando la recesión económica con confianza / Principios básicos de selección de riesgos: un valor en alza / Asegurar el riesgo de dependencia: crisol de culturas / Estados y municipios: apuesta ecológica / Futuras responsabilidades derivadas de las nuevas tecnologías energéticas / A la vista
Issue: June, 2009Language: Deutsch
Author:
Tad Montross
Summary: Die Übertragung von Risiken und die Versicherungswirtschaft spielen eine entscheidende Rolle in unserer globalen Wirtschaft. Individuen und Unternehmen sind abhängig von den Beurteilungen und Verpflichtungen, die wir vornehmen und eingehen. So gesehen ist die Versicherung keine Branche für Optimisten, sondern eher für Realisten, die Risiken auf konservative Weise übernehmen und steuern. Autor dieses Beitrags ist Tad Montross, Chairman und CEO der Gen Re.
Issue: March, 2009Language: Español
Author:
Tad Montross
Summary: La transferencia de riesgo y la industria aseguradora juegan un papel vital en nuestra economia globalizada. Los individuos y los negocios dependen de las opiniones y de los compromisos que tienen. Por eso el seguro no es un negocio para optimistas sino para realistas que asumen y gestionan los riesgos conservadoramente. Este artículo ha sido escrito por Tad Montross, Presidente y CEO de Gen Re.
Issue: January, 2009Language: Español
Summary: Tendencia - "El Comodín"; Seguro para personas infectadas con el VIH - Antes y ahora; Seguro de vida para personas infectadas con el VIH: Reseña del panorama en Europa y, en particular, Alemania; VIH/SIDA y los productos de seguro - Anteriores, actuales y futuros; Aciones de clase en Europa - Los acontecimientos más recientes; Reaseguro en Brasil El despertar de un gigante; La evolución del Seguro de Responsabilidad Civil General en América Latina; Recetas para las recetas - Las farmacias y los proveedores podrían cargar con la responsabilidad civil por medicamentos importados y falsificados; El teléfono como herramienta de suscripción; La directiva sobre la responsabilidad medioambiental - Un reto para el mundo asegurador
Issue: November, 2008Language: English
Summary: This in-depth interview with Tad Montross, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gen Re, is the cover article for the November 2008 issue of Reactions Magazine.
Issue: November, 2008Language: Deutsch
Authors:
Regina Dahm-Loraing,
Jutta Eich,
Giovanni Fanizza,
Sabine Fischer-Hamm,
Charlie Kingdollar,
Tad Montross,
Louis Rossouw,
Carlos Vairo,
Jürgen Warstat
Summary: Themen Nr. 16: TREND - "Die große Unbekannte" / Versicherung von HIV-Positiven - einst und jetzt / Zur Versicherbarkeit HIV-Infizierter in der Lebensversicherung: Ein Blick auf Europa mit Schwerpunkt Deutschland / HIV/Aids und Versicherungsprodukte - gestern, heute und morgen / Sammelklagen in Europa - jüngste Entwicklungen / Rückversicherung in Brasilien - der schlafende Riese erwacht / Die Entwicklung der Allgemeinen Haftpflichtversicherung in Lateinamerika / Apotheken und Arzneimittelhändlern droht Haftung für importierte und gefälschte Medikamente / Das Telefon als Underwriting-Tool
Issue: October, 2008Language: English
Summary: This marketing brochure, entitled "Your view into...the Gen Re Difference," contains a chairman's letter from Tad, an overview of the direct reinsurance operations and a snapshot of our group consolidated GAAP financials as of year end 2007. There are two versions of this brochure: one for international, and one for North America. This is the international version, which shows the financial amounts in the European style.
Issue: October, 2008Language: English
Authors:
Regina Dahm-Loraing,
Jutta Eich,
Giovanni Fanizza,
Sabine Fischer-Hamm,
Charlie Kingdollar,
Tad Montross,
Louis Rossouw,
Mathias Schubert,
Carlos Vairo,
Jürgen Warstat
Summary: Topics No. 16: TREND - "The wild card" / Insurance of People with HIV - Then and now / On Life Insurance for people with HIV: A perspective on Europe - with a focus on Germany / HIV/AIDS and insurance products - Past, present and future / Class actions in Europe - The latest developments / Reinsurance in Brazil - The awakening of a giant / Rx for Rx - Pharmacies and suppliers facing potential liability for imported and counterfeit medicines / The development of General Liability Insurance in Latin America / The telephone as an underwriting tool / The Environmental Liability Directive - A challenge for the insurance industry
Issue: January, 2008Language: English
Summary: From the Gen Re General Liability and Commercial Umbrella Teams**Available as a PDF only. Hard copies are not available.**
Issue: December, 2007Language: Español
Authors:
Udo Wegerhoff,
Regina Dahm-Loraing,
Wolfgang Droste,
Thomas Grollmann,
Tad Montross,
Ulrich Pasdika,
Ralf Quick
Summary: Temas No. 15: "Arte versus ciencia" en la suscripción / El Seguro de Dependicia Privado - ¿Una tendencia mundial de los mercados de seguros? / Las acciones de clase en Europa. Una reseña. La ley alemana del caso modelo del mercado de capitales (KapMuG), la ley holandesa WCAM, el caso Shell y la Comsaria Kuneva / Nuevo modelo de terremotos para Alemania / Pruebas Clínicas - Una breve reseña desde la perspectiva de EEUU / Reaseguro basado en el valor - Piedra angular de la gestión basada en el valor en esta era de Solvencia II / Estudio de mercado 2000-2004 de Gen Re sobre Enfermedades Graves / Planteamientos iniciales en Alemania para la valoración de los riesgos de responsabilidad civil derivados de la Directiva europea sobre responsabilidad medioambiental y de la Ley alemana sobre la prevención y reparación de daños medioambientales (USchadG)
Issue: December, 2007Language: English
Summary: Historical Background / Recent Market Growth / Fire Class of Business / The Effect of Detariffication on Premium Growth / Commission Arbitrage Income for PrivateCompanies / Ceded Results in Fire Class / Indian Treaty Market Going Forward
Issue: November, 2007Language: English
Authors:
Udo Wegerhoff,
Regina Dahm-Loraing,
Wolfgang Droste,
Thomas Grollmann,
Tad Montross,
Ulrich Pasdika,
Ralf Quick
Summary: Topics No. 15: Underwriting - Art vs. Science / Private Long-Term Care Insurance - A Trend on International Insurance Markets? / Capital Markets Model Case Act (KapMuG), WCAM, Shell and Ms. Kuneva - Class Actions in Europe. An Overview. / New Earthquake Model For Germany / Clinical Trials - A Brief Primer From a US Perspective / Value-Based Reinsurance - A Cornerstone of Value-Based Management in an Era of Solvency II / Gen Res Dread Disease Survey 2000-2004: How It Started / Initial Approaches to the Assessment of Liability Risks Arising out of the European Environmental Liability Directive and the Environmental Damage Prevention and Remediation Act in Germany
Issue: November, 2007Language: English
Authors:
Melinda Kawamura,
Oliver Stein,
James Sullivan
Summary: This edition of Facultative Matters has three articles: Manufacturing Solar Modules -- Clean Power with "Clean" Exposures?; Understanding the "New York Labor Law"; and Western U.S. Wildfires Are Heating Up.
Issue: November, 2007Language: English
Summary: PRIME (Primary Insurance Management Exercise-International Version) is a computer-assisted management exercise designed to acquaint participants with the decision-making processes involved in operating a property/casualty insurance company.
Issue: September, 2007Language: Deutsch
Authors:
Udo Wegerhoff,
Regina Dahm-Loraing,
Wolfgang Droste,
Thomas Grollmann,
Tad Montross,
Ulrich Pasdika,
Ralf Quick
Summary: Themen Nr. 15: Underwriting - Kunst oder Wissenschaft? / Die private Pflegeversicherung - ein Trend in internationalen Versicherungsmärkten? / KapMuG, WCAM, Shell und Frau Kuneva - Sammelklagen in Europa. Ein Überblick / Neues Erdbebenmodell für Deutschland / Klinische Prüfungen - eine kurze Einführung aus US-amerikanischer Sicht / Wertorientierte Rückversicherung - Eckpfeiler der wertorientierten Unternehmenssteuerung in Zeiten von Solvency II / Dread Disease-Studie der Gen Re für 2000 bis 2004: Wie alles anfing / Fauna - Flora - Habitat ... Erste Ansätze zur Bewertung von Haftungsrisiken aus der Europäischen Umwelthaftungsrichtlinie bzw. dem Umweltschadengesetz in Deutschland
Issue: May, 2007Language: English
Authors:
Gary Embleton,
Jessica Haworth
Summary: This edition of Facultative Matters has three articles: The Regulatory History of the Insurance Industry in the U.S.; Efforts to Reform Regulation of the Insurance Industry in the U.S. -- a followup to the first article; and Clinical Trials -- a Brief Primer.
Issue: January, 2007Language: English
Author:
John Campbell
Summary: PRIME (Primary Insurance Management Exercise-U.S. Version) is a computer-assisted management exercise designed to acquaint participants with the decision-making processes involved in operating a property/casualty insurance company.
Issue: September, 2004Language: English
Summary: **Available as PDF only. Hard copies no longer available.** This newsletter includes an article discussing how underwriting risk can affect a financial strength rating. Additional articles discuss assessing the products liability exposure for dietary supplements; SUVs and rates; and improved construction defect laws.
Issue: June, 2004Language: English
Summary: **Available as PDF only. Hard copies no longer available.** This issue includes an article on the exposures of offshore outsourcing which are identified and analyzed from the perspective of a property and liability insurer whose policyholders outsource work offshore. Additional articles discuss anti-spam laws and exposures, and cases testing new liability and coverage theories.
Issue: November, 2002Language: English
Summary: **Available as PDF only. Hard copies no longer available.** This article was published in McKinsey & Company's 1999 Property-Casualty Insurance Annual.