With 2009 coming to a close, this week we’re taking a look at the most popular stories of the year.

GC Podcast 01 — July 1 Renewals (Chris Klein): Guy Carpenter Global Head of Business Intelligence Christopher Klein discusses the July 1, 2009 reinsurance renewal in this new GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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GC Podcast 03 — Casualty Catastrophe (David Lewin): David Lewin, Head of the European Casualty Specialty, discusses casualty catastrophes and Guy Carpenter’s innovative Casualty Cat model, developed in conjunction with Arium, Ltd., in this new GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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Susan Witcraft, Managing Director, in Guy Carpenter’s Instrat® Unit and leader of the Financial Intelligence Team, discusses capital allocation in this new GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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John Tedeschi, Managing Director and Chief  of Catastrophe Modeling in Guy Carpenter’s Instrat® Unit, discusses catastrophe modeling in this new GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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David Lewin, Head of the European Casualty Specialty, discusses the impact of monetary and non-monetary inflation in this new GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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David Lewin, Head of the European Casualty Specialty, discusses the impact of monetary and non-monetary inflation in this new GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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David Lewin, Head of the European Casualty Specialty, discusses casualty catastrophes and Guy Carpenter’s innovative Casualty Cat model, developed in conjunction with Arium, Ltd., in this new GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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Peter Zaffino, President and CEO, Guy Carpenter, and Brian Duperreault, President and CEO of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., introduce the Guy Carpenter press briefing at Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous in this GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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Richard Booth, Vice Chairman, Guy Carpenter, and discusses reinsurance rates in 2009 and the upcoming January 1, 2010 reinsurance renewal at Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous in this GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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Chris Klein, Global Head of Business Intelligence, Guy Carpenter, addresses the recent influx of capital and cash to global reinsurers and its likely impact on the January 1, 2010 reinsurance renewal at Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous in this GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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David Priebe, Chairman of Global Client Development, Guy Carpenter, reviews the capital markets activity of 2009 — particularly catastrophe bonds* and mergers and acquisitions — at Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous in this GC Capital Ideas podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the interview, or download the interview in a file that will work with your iPod.

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* Securities or investments, as applicable, are offered in the United States through GC Securities, a division of MMC Securities Corp., a US registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC. Main Office: 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. Phone: (212) 345-5000. Securities or investments, as applicable, are offered in the European Union by GC Securities, a division of MMC Securities (Europe) Ltd., which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Reinsurance products are placed through qualified affiliates of Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC. MMC Securities Corp., MMC Securities (Europe) Ltd. and Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC are affiliates owned by Marsh & McLennan Companies. This communication is not intended as an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any security, financial instrument, reinsurance or insurance product.