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Market Trends

A New World of Opportunity

We live in a world of continuing crisis and upheaval in the physical world, economics, politics and social infrastructure – a world of threat and uncertainty.  The insurance industry thrives on managing risk and uncertainty, but only if it can use its skills to price the uncertainty.  The International Insurance Society’s 47th Annual Seminar in Toronto, June 19-22, 2011 provided many examples of opportunities for the insurance industry to leverage today’s uncertainties into new business

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Global Statistics

Generate customized, comprehensive reports detailing the latest official statistics available and over ten years of historical data for over 170 countries.  Data includes written premiums by line of business for each country, combined ratios, country and company rankings, insurance penetration and economic data, building an accurate picture of market returns.

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Reinsurance as a Capital Management

Inflation and Insurance

Because of the long term nature of insurance contracts, pricing, reserving and investment policy are very sensitive to inflation trends and experience.  We are currently living in a low and relatively stable inflation environment.  The industry is generally able to adapt to inflation changes that occur in gradual cycles with limited peaks and valleys.  It is the sudden movements that create the problems.  Although the industry has survived through rapid movements and extremes in the ...

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Insurance Regulation

The Impact of Regulatory Change on Insurance Business Strategies and Operations

A major theme of recent IIS Seminars has been insurance regulation.  The 2010 Madrid Seminar included several presentations on the subject.  One of two research topics included in the Geneva Association/International Insurance Society research program was this topic Insurance regulation has been conducted by countries worldwide for well over a century.  In developed countries it has two main objectives.  The first is to assure that companies offering insurance have the ...

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Strategic Risk Capital Management

Strategic Risk Capital Management

1. What are good models for combining strategic, risk, capital and financial analysis organizationally? 2. What are the prospects for effective global convergence of accounting, regulatory and performance measurement standards? 3. What are the implications of standard convergence on insurance company strategic, risk, capital and financial management? 4. How have ERM developments helped to integrate measurement methods? 5. How will these changes provide new product/market opportunities for insurers?

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IIS-Forum | International Insurance

A New World of Opportunity

Jan 10.2012 |

Reinsurance as a Capital Management Tool

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Inflation and Insurance

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The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Insurance Industry

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View presentations from global insurance leaders, first-rate unpublished research on the vital issues facing the industry and join in dynamic discussion groups amongst the international insurance community.More

ABOUT IIS

The IIS, founded in 1965, is the world’s largest and most prestigious industry organization, with almost 900 members representing global insurance leaders, international regulatory authorities and worldwide insurance scholars from over 90 countries.  Our mission is to facilitate cross-border exchange of ideas, development of global personal networks and to initiate practical and original research addressing critical issues facing the industry through the Shin Research Excellence Awards program. In ...More

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A FIRM FOUNDATION: HOW INSURANCE SUPPORTS STATE ECONOMIESInsurance Information Institute, New York, New York http://www.iii.org ; Page N/A 
May 27, 2011   The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) has recently updated several state editions of “A Firm Foundation:How Insurance Supports the Economy” (www.iii.org/economics). The publications focus on the insurance industry’s role as a key player in providing jobs, defraying the cost of disasters, and investing in state municipal bonds, ...More

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