http://www.gccapitalideas.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:14:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en 2540372http://www.feedburner.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~3/503080189/ http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/05/cats-and-credits-push-prices-up/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:34 +0000 GC Editor http://www.gccapitalideas.com/?p=1286 http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/05/cats-and-credits-push-prices-up/feed/ Global Reinsurance Review January 2009 Reinsurance rate increases were moderate on average at the January 1, 2009 renewal. The Guy Carpenter World Rate on Line (ROL) Index rose 8 percent, in response...<br/> <br/> Continue reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~4/503080189" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/05/cats-and-credits-push-prices-up/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~3/503080190/ http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/05/chart-world-rol-index-jan-1-2009/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:59:14 +0000 GC Editor http://www.gccapitalideas.com/?p=1290 http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/05/chart-world-rol-index-jan-1-2009/feed/ The Guy Carpenter World ROL Index gained 8 percent, after two years of substantial declines. Despite the magnitude of catastrophes and financial losses, the turnaround in pricing was substantially...<br/> <br/> Continue reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~4/503080190" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/05/chart-world-rol-index-jan-1-2009/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~3/503080191/ http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/05/chart-rol-index-major-markets-jan-1-2009/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:58:38 +0000 GC Editor http://www.gccapitalideas.com/?p=1292 http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/05/chart-rol-index-major-markets-jan-1-2009/feed/ While the United States was home to the highest catastrophe price increases, Continental Europe was relatively stable, and the UK ranged from decreases to modest increases. To download this chart,...<br/> <br/> Continue reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~4/503080191" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/05/chart-rol-index-major-markets-jan-1-2009/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~3/500948470/ http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/02/week%e2%80%99s-top-stories-dec-27-2008-jan-2-2009/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:10:09 +0000 GC Editor http://www.gccapitalideas.com/?p=1356 http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/02/week%e2%80%99s-top-stories-dec-27-2008-jan-2-2009/feed/ 2008 Catastrophe Update: A record-setting Atlantic hurricane season and above-average manmade catastrophe losses put 2008 among the costliest years on record. While the economic downturn dominated...<br/> <br/> Continue reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~4/500948470" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2009/01/02/week%e2%80%99s-top-stories-dec-27-2008-jan-2-2009/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~3/499180993/ http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/31/accounting-and-accountability-fair-value-and-convergence/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:00:41 +0000 GC Editor http://www.gccapitalideas.com/?p=1325 http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/31/accounting-and-accountability-fair-value-and-convergence/feed/ Fair value accounting - also known as &#8220;mark-to-market&#8221; - has appeared in the headlines quite frequently, largely because of the ongoing financial catastrophe. Recent statements by the...<br/> <br/> Continue reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~4/499180993" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/31/accounting-and-accountability-fair-value-and-convergence/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~3/499180992/ http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/31/gc-capital-tip-register-for-11-renewal-updates/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:55:48 +0000 GC Editor http://www.gccapitalideas.com/?p=1261 http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/31/gc-capital-tip-register-for-11-renewal-updates/feed/ The January 1, 2009 renewal is approaching rapidly. Register now for e-mail updates from GC Capital Ideas to have the latest intelligence delivered directly to your inbox. Review the headlines in...<br/> <br/> Continue reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~4/499180992" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/31/gc-capital-tip-register-for-11-renewal-updates/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~3/498333350/ http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/30/2008-catastrophe-update/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:00:25 +0000 GC Editor http://www.gccapitalideas.com/?p=1225 http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/30/2008-catastrophe-update/feed/ Julian Alovisi, Assistant Vice President, Instrat® Contact A record-setting Atlantic hurricane season and above-average manmade catastrophe losses put 2008 among the costliest years on record. While...<br/> <br/> Continue reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~4/498333350" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/30/2008-catastrophe-update/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~3/497904990/ http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/29/book-value-update-dec-29-2008/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:11:16 +0000 GC Editor http://www.gccapitalideas.com/?p=1321 http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/29/book-value-update-dec-29-2008/feed/ Book values are unchanged from last week. The S&#38;P 500 Banks Index implied book value continues to show a 32 percent aggregate decline from December 31, 2007. The Guy Carpenter Global...<br/> <br/> Continue reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~4/497904990" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/29/book-value-update-dec-29-2008/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~3/497482556/ http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/29/switzerland-catastrophe-reinsurance-market-2008/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:44:57 +0000 GC Editor http://www.gccapitalideas.com/?p=1026 http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/29/switzerland-catastrophe-reinsurance-market-2008/feed/ Hanspeter Hilfiker, Senior Vice President Contact 2008 Reinsurance Market Position Earthquake is covered through an Interkantonaler Rückversicherungs-Verband (IRV) fund in 18 of the 19 monopoly...<br/> <br/> Continue reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~4/497482556" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/29/switzerland-catastrophe-reinsurance-market-2008/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~3/496786540/ http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/28/taiwan-catastrophe-reinsurance-market-2008/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:55:28 +0000 GC Editor http://www.gccapitalideas.com/?p=1277 http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/28/taiwan-catastrophe-reinsurance-market-2008/feed/ Danny Yeung Contact 2008 Reinsurance Market Position Proportional Natural perils continue to be excluded from most proportional treaties and are reinsured under catastrophe excess of loss programs....<br/> <br/> Continue reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gccapitalideas/~4/496786540" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2008/12/28/taiwan-catastrophe-reinsurance-market-2008/