Light At The End Of The Tunnel?
| July 5, 2011 by Michael Gertsch
If one looks at the last few cycles our industry has gone through on a global basis, there is a clear pattern of a soft market lasting around seven years, whilst a hard market will peak already after about 18 months.
The Bouquet Has Wilted
| February 11, 2010 by Michael Gertsch
Michael Gertsch, chief underwriting officer at Gulf Re, bemoans the downward spiral created by the undercutting of terms and conditions to grow premium volumes.
Price Isn’t Everything
| January 25, 2010 by Michael Gertsch
Michael Gertsch, chief underwriting officer at Gulf Re, comments on the lost art of underwriting and calls for a revision of current practices in his regular column.




