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• Risk and Capital Management: A New Perspective for Insurers

  BNET - 2005-08-01

  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...

  Tags: Capital Management, Insurance Company, KPMG International, Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

• Transfer Pricing in the Insurance Industry

  BNET - 2005-05-01

  In an increasingly globalized economy, insurance companies cannot afford to ignore tax issues arising in respect of their cross border intra-group dealings. This paper provides information about KPMG's Global FS Tax practice's capabilities in the area of insurance transfer pricing and lists country contacts. It depicts that insurance companies face...

  Tags: KPMG International, Pricing Strategy, Insurance, Financial Planning, Pricing, Marketing Research, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Marketing

• The State of the Insurance Industry

  BNET - 2005-03-03

  This report provides an overview of significant industry activities occurring in the second quarter including: general highlights of issues pertaining to property/casualty, life/health, reinsurance, and the overall insurance industry; updates on accounting, tax, regulatory and legislative developments; consolidation and convergence; globalization and a look at international issues; risk management; and...

  Tags: Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Financial Planning, Globalization, Insurance, KPMG International, Management, Strategy

• Spotlight on Risk and Capital Management for Insurers

  BNET - 2004-09-22

  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...

  Tags: Capital Management, Insurance Company, Risk Management, KPMG International, Insurance, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Management

• Who wants to be a reinsurer?

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  The article says that global insurance and reinsurance markets have lost mega bucks over the past 18 months, with AM Best estimating the losses in reinsurance alone at US $55bn of capacity. And this excludes the heavy investment losses. On the upside, between US $25bn -US $30bn of new capital...

  Tags: Private Equity, Reinsurance, KPMG International, Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

• Truth or Dare?

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  While the development of an International Financial Reporting Standard on the recognition and measurement of assets and liabilities from insurance contracts is still under discussion, there is no debate on the need for greater transparency and comparability. This can be achieved by providing information for an interim period in the...

  Tags: KPMG International, Financial Planning, Insurance, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

• Frontiers in Finance:July 2002

  BNET - 2002-07-01

  There has been significant worldwide interest in anti-money laundering controls recently, but the traditional response of a checklist will no longer suffice. The article says that financial service organizations are generally better than those in other sectors are when it comes to protecting systems and information, but there is no...

  Tags: Financial Service, KPMG International, Financial Planning, Insurance, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance