The Gen Re Perspective

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  Series: Property Matters

  Business Interruption Issues and Downtimes Related to Tailings Dam Failures

  Issue: Mar 29, 2017| Property | English

  When estimating loss scenarios for tailings dam facilities, numbers vary. Recent large failures have caused severe business interruption issues at mines in Canada and Brazil. Look at what’s happened for estimating future loss incidents.

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  Series: Property Matters

  Holzwerkstoffe – ein Betonersatz?

  Issue: Mar 21, 2017| Property | Deutsch | View in English

  Weltweit werden immer mehr Gebäude aus Holzwerkstoffen errichtet. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt die Vor- und Nachteile dieser neuen Baustoffe vor und befasst sich mit den wichtigsten Überlegungen für das Underwriting.

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  Series: Property Matters

  Engineered Wood – The New Concrete on the Block?

  Issue: Dec 06, 2016| Property | English | View in Deutsch

  Thanks to advances in wood-engineered products, tall timber buildings can have the same structural integrity as steel and concrete buildings. The article discussion includes the fire risk posed by this “new” construction material.

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  Series: Property Matters

  Managing Earthquake Exposure

  Issue: Jun 29, 2015| Property | English

  Earthquake losses are difficult to predict; and these events can have a dramatic impact on our results. The author looks at some key areas that have to be reviewed when underwriting earthquake risks.

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