GRM Journal Archive
Browse articles from previous GRM Journal issues below or download the PDFs from the sidebar opposite
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Trade credit: A world of its own
The volume of insolvencies and consequent insurance claims has been so low in developed markets that a growing number of…
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Reduced supply, Increased demand
There is a growing focus among insurers on contingent business interruption (CBI) and supply chain risks, with the broadest cover…
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Morocco: top of the rankings
Morocco is often considered second in insurance markets across Africa, behind only South Africa. The north African country has positioned…
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MENA regional focus: Captive interest on the up
The captive concept is not new to the Middle East. Indeed, some oil and gas companies in the region have…
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MENA regional report: Tough conditions in MENA markets
According to AM Best, the MENA reinsurance market has long suffered from weak pricing, driven by ample supply, creating challenging…
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Global programmes – The view from the market
Participants include: Tony McHarg, head of multinational – international, AIG Kevin Hegel, regional head of global client services and multinational,…
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Growing role for captives
A captive is a highly flexible tool and can be easily incorporated into a global insurance programme, and indeed can…
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The nuts and bolts of global programmes
Global insurance programmes are undoubtedly affected by macro issues such as the state of the insurance market, capacity and pricing,…
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A flight to specialists?
Specialty business should be served by specialty brokers. Discuss. Ever since the mid-1990s when Pat Ryan and his counterparts at…
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Better news for marine and aviation risks
During the pandemic, premiums went down in both aviation and marine insurance as planes were grounded and the transportation of…
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The insurance factory
“One man draws out the wire, another straightens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds…
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Singapore: playing to its strengths
Singapore’s location at the southern tip of the Malacca Strait has meant it has long been the gateway for those…
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Looking closer to home
Asian companies are increasingly looking locally for coverage, even with specialty lines, and various markets have grown up, which is…
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Australian D&O market continues to harden but signs of hope for buyers
Global commercial insurance market hardening has pretty much spread to all corners of the world and business lines, causing all…
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Hard times
Nevertheless, the market is tough, according to buyers, while insurers point to the need for price corrections after the long…
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Getting the global/local mix right
Global programmes are generally put together with the involvement of a global insurer, working with local or regional partners. Asia…
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Hong Kong looking to re-establish its credentials
Hong Kong's first captive was formed more than 20 years ago but has since failed to live up to expectations.…
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Taking a global approach to the hardening market
The hard market in Asia-Pacific, as in the rest of the world, is seeing increasing rates but which lines are…
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Reinsurers expand their corporate specialty menus
Large corporate primary insurance business has not always been kind to the handful of global reinsurers bold enough to enter…
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US surplus lines remain tight
A tight US excess and surplus lines market will continue to harden during the next year as admitted market insurers…