Henry Keeling, President and CEO, International Operations, Guy Carpenter & Company, introduces the Guy Carpenter press briefing at the Monte Carlo Rendezvous in this GC Capital Ideas videocast. He explores the theme of finding better ways of making existing capital more productive. If you are unable to open/view the videocast on YouTube, please click here » Click here ... Continue Reading »
Videocasts
GC Videocast – Risk Tolerance Influences Economic Capital (Joan Lamm-Tennant)
Guy Carpenter's Global Chief Economist Joan Lamm-Tennant describes how economic capital is a function of the risk profile that comes from simulation based models, but it also requires knowing the company's risk tolerance. She reviews how hedging frees up the need for economic capital and reduces volatility. Click here to view all Guy Carpenter videocasts » ... Continue Reading »
GC Videocast – Risk Management Contributes to Transparency and Leads to Value Creation (Joan Lamm-Tennant)
Guy Carpenter's Global Chief Economist Joan Lamm-Tennant speaks about how earnings releases provide information to investors on the company's earnings persistency. Risk management removes the noise, making the releases stronger predictors of future earnings. The market values persistency in earnings. The company may be rewarded with higher price to book. Click here to view all ... Continue Reading »
GC Videocast – Risk Management Creates Value (Joan Lamm-Tennant)
Guy Carpenter's Global Chief Economist Joan Lamm-Tennant offers a view of how risk management creates value. Click here to view all Guy Carpenter videocasts » ... Continue Reading »
GC Videocast – Enterprise Risk and Risk Capital: A Perspective on the Future (Joan Lamm-Tennant)
Guy Carpenter's Global Chief Economist Joan Lamm-Tennant reviews emerging themes, post financial crisis, around enterprise risk and risk capital. Click here to view all Guy Carpenter videocasts » ... Continue Reading »
GC Videocast – Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Forecast (Kevin Stokes)
Guy Carpenter Managing Director Kevin Stokes provides a forecast of events leading up to the July 1 renewals for property catastrophe reinsurance. The first quarter loss events will likely not have a major impact on pricing. He also reviews the 2010 Guy Carpenter storm forecast. Click here to view all Guy Carpenter videocasts >> ... Continue Reading »
GC Videocast – Key Issues Around the June 1 Florida Reinsurance Renewals (Kevin Stokes)
Guy Carpenter Managing Director Kevin Stokes reviews key issues and developments around the Florida market for property reinsurance. He offers early predictions of the June 1, 2010 renewal season. Click here to view all Guy Carpenter videocasts >> ... Continue Reading »
GC Videocast – Global Per Risk Excess of Loss Reinsurance Trends (Kevin Stokes)
Guy Carpenter Managing Director Kevin Stokes reviews global capacity and pricing developments in this very individual risk oriented business. View all Guy Carpenter videocasts >> ... Continue Reading »
GC Videocast – Per Risk Property Market Renewals (Kevin Stokes)
Guy Carpenter Managing Director Kevin Stokes looks at the April 1 and mid-year 2010 renewal trends for the per risk property market for reinsurance. ... Continue Reading »
GC Videocast – Favorable Investment Returns Subsidize Poor Underwriting Results: An Illustration from Guy Carpenter (Chris Klein)
Chris Klein, Guy Carpenter's Head of Business Intelligence, presents an illustration of the impact that higher investment returns can have on (re)insurer return on equity. A company with a 6 percent investment return is able to earn a 10 percent return on equity despite an unfavorable underwriting ratio. The situation is very different if the investment return drops by only 2 ... Continue Reading »
