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Title: Should We Expect More Hurricane Seasons Like 2004?
Authors: Jayanta Guin, Ph.D, Bill Churney
Volume: 12  Number: 2  Issue: Spring 2005  Page: 1
Abstract:  Based on the devastating impact of the 2004 hurricane season, questions abound as to whether last year’s storms represented a rarified occurrence period or the beginning of an ominous pattern of severe weather in the years ahead. The following commentary will discuss those prospects, including the need for preparation.
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Title: Should We Expect More Hurricane Seasons Like 2004?
Authors: Jayanta Guin, Ph.D., Bill Churney
Volume: 12  Number: 3  Issue: Summer 2005  Page: 73
Abstract:  Based on the devastating impact of the 2004 hurricane season, questions abound as to whether last year’s storms represented a rarified occurrence period or the beginning of an ominous pattern of severe weather in the years ahead. The following commentary will discuss those prospects, including the need for preparation.
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Title: Solvency II: Preparing For The Dawn of A New Day
Authors: Frank Achtert, Arthur White
Volume: 14  Number: 1  Issue: Winter 2007  Page: 36
Abstract:  The stakes are high for the insurance industry as the Solvency II regulation heads towards a decisive phase where the building blocks of the future regime will be defined. Although the technical details are still under debate, there is increasing interest in the likely strategic impact that the new legislation will have on the non-life insurance industry. In this paper Guy Carpenter and Mercer Oliver Wyman, both part of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. (MMC), examine implications of Solvency II for primary insurers and re-insurers.
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Title: Solvency Issues of International Reinsurance Companies
Authors: Dr. Mark Cross, Dr. Robert A. Hershbarger
Volume: 6  Number: 2  Issue: Winter 1998  Page: 25
Abstract:  Since solvency of the primary insurers affects the solvency of the reinsurer, regulators need to focus on reinsurer solvency. But many reinsurers are not rated by any organization, and those domiciled outside the U.S. are subject to little regulation. This paper examines the financial soundness of U.S. and international reinsurance companies using a risk-based capital approach. This paper was presented at the International Insurance Society's seminar in Sydney, Australia, July 1998.
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Title: Subprime Litigation: Where Are The Actual Losses?
Authors: Douglas W. Henkin, Tawfiq S. Rangwala
Volume: 17  Number: 1  Issue: Winter 2010  Page: 5
Abstract:  Multi-billion dollar write-downs of mortgage-backed securities have resulted in numerous lawsuits by allegedly defrauded investors against issuers and underwriters of such securities. The investors argue that they have suffered compensable losses based on the substantial declines in the paper "value" or "price" of their mortgage-backed securities, even where they have been paid the full income stream payments due to them. In this update, the authors review some key obstacles to such actions, look at emerging trends in pending cases, and argue that the write-downs may not necessarily reflect the type of "actual losses" necessary to support federal securities law claims.
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