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- Spotlight on Risk and Capital Management for Insurers
- In the wake of high profile business failures and tougher regulations, insurers are under pressure to improve their risk and capital management. Falling interest rates and share prices have led to dramatic reductions in capital levels, and many organizations have been unprepared for new risks such as environmental disasters and...
- White papers 2004-09-22
- Adding Value Through Risk and Capital Management
- Integrated risk and capital management is emerging as a source of competitive advantage in the insurance industry. Insurers have come to recognize enterprise risk management as fundamental to creating and improving shareholder value through better risk-based decision making and capital allocation. This survey shows how the promise inherent in the...
- White papers 2005-02-07
- Risk and Capital Management: A New Perspective for Insurers
- This document discusses the evolving importance of risk and capital management for insurers. It addresses risk and its measurement as well as risk diversification and it lays out a framework for capital management. It describes how a holistic approach can help insurance companies achieve a variety of business benefits as...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- The Insurative Model
- The article explains the Insurative Model which is useful in risk management. Capital management and risk management are two sides of the same coin. Conventional finance theory treats them separately. Capital management focuses on delivering the optimal balance sheet, composed of equity and debt, that minimizes the cost of capital....
- White papers 2001-08-01
- The Insurative Model: Integrating Risk Management and Capital Management
- Capital management and risk management are two sides of the same coin. Conventional finance theory treats them separately. Capital management focuses on delivering the optimal balance sheet, composed of equity and debt, that minimizes the cost of capital. It is the domain of the CFO. Currently, the term "risk management"...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Reinsurance Intermediaries Face New Expectations
- Numerous forces are quickly reshaping risk and capital management decisions in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Thoroughly studying the strength of reinsurance markets and the security of reinsurance recoverable have also become more crucial, and more difficult, than in years past. Consequently, companies in the UK and Continental Europe...
- White papers 2004-09-12
- Everest Re Group, Ltd Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. And we will go to Tom Cholnoky with Goldman Sachs. Thomas V. Cholnoky - Goldman Sachs Hi. Good morning everyone. I have three questions, if I can. I know you didn't want get too much into the asbestos study, but...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-23
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- Joe Kelley, Insurance Industry Leader, Joins Galen Capital Group as Special Advisor
- Business Editors MCLEAN, Va.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 2, 2004 Galen Capital Group, LLC, a merchant banking firm dedicated to the healthcare industry, today announced that Joe Kelley, retired President, Chairman and CEO of American General Life and Accident Insurance Company, has joined the firm as a Special Advisor, bringing over...
- Research articles 2004-06-02
- Financial Regulation and Supervision after the Crisis: The Role of the Federal Reserve
- At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 54th Economic Conference, Chatham, MassachusettsOctober 23, 2009 The theme of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Economic Conference this year–reevaluating regulatory, supervisory, and central banking policies in the wake of the crisis–is certainly timely. Not much more than a year ago, we and...
- News items 2009-10-23
- For King and country
- Some very radical prescriptions for dealing with the banking sector to avoid another financial crisis of the magnitude of the one just experienced are flowing in the UK from the most authoritative of sources. That the UK is producing the most revolutionary of responses perhaps isn't surprising, given how badly...
- News items 2009-10-20
- C. Edward Chaplin and George Hanley Named Senior Vice President
- Insurance/Investment Editors NEWARK, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 20, 2000 The Board of Directors of The Prudential Insurance Company of America today approved the promotion of two executives, C. Edward Chaplin, CFA, and George Hanley to senior vice president. C. Edward Chaplin Chaplin has been named senior vice president...
- Research articles 2000-11-20
- Copy the Pru's Move and Strengthen the Stockmarket
- With £250bn of investments under management, Britain's Prudential has a vested interest in seeing stockmarkets strengthen. Perhaps that's why it set an example by raising its dividend when so many other companies -- including insurance rivals -- are cutting. Once...
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Spire Capital Purchases a Majority Interest in SalvageSale
- Existing Management Team to Continue Leading Global Expansion of the Premier Online Industrial Marketplace HOUSTON -- SalvageSale, the leading online marketplace and services provider for the insurance industry and corporate end-of-life assets, announced today it has completed a recapitalization with New York-based private equity firm Spire Capital Partners. Terms...
- Research articles 2007-04-02
- How the Government Should Manage GM and Chrysler
- The federal government has rescued banks, insured a huge insurance company, and stepped up as a lender of last resort. Now, with its bailout of the auto industry, it's the functional equivalent of a bankruptcy judge, too. By agreeing to loan General Motors GM and Chrysler a combined $17.4 billion,...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Wells Fargo Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Earnings Call ExcerptWells Fargo & Co. WFC Q2 2007 Earnings Call July 17, 2007 8:00 am ET Executives Bob Strickland - SVP & IR Howard Atkins - Sr. EVP & CFO Presentation Bob Strickland Hello, this is Bob Strickland. Thank you for calling into the Wells Fargo Second Quarter...
- Earnings calls 2007-07-17
- Ameriprise Financial Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. We will now begin the question-and-answer session [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Suneet Kamath from Sanford Bernstein. Please go ahead. Suneet Kamath - Sanford Bernstein Thanks. One quick one and then one little bit more strategic. First, Walter, did...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- ACE Limited Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Ladies and gentlemen our question and answer session is conducted electronically. [Operator Instructions]. We will go first to Josh Smith with CREF. Josh Smith - TIAA-CREF Hello, can you hear me? Evan G. Greenberg - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-24
- W. R. Berkley Corp. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. And we'll take out first question from Josh Shanker with Citi. Joshua Shanker - Citigroup Good morning everyone. William R. Berkley - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Good morning Josh. Joshua Shanker - Citigroup Three questions. The first...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-24
- How to Use Web 2.0 Inside Your Company
- Today the business world is undergoing a significant transformation thanks to a set of technologies collectively known as "Web 2.0." Although it's tempting to dismiss Web 2.0 as Silicon Valley hype, that would be a mistake. Start Small and Simply Goal: Identify a Web...
- Articles 2007-05-15
- Setting Up a Limited Liability Company
- A limited liability company LLC affords its members limited liability, tax benefits similar to those of partnerships, and better access to financing. However, LLCs also have greater administrative burdens and must disclose more details about the business's finances. This article looks at the advantages and disadvantages of LLCs and describes...
- Articles 2007-10-22
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