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Retrograde Trend?

Doha Bank Assurance Company executive manager, Manoj Kumar, looks at the role of bancassurance in light of global restructuring.

Mind The Wording Gap

Michael Gertsch, chief underwriting officer at Gulf Re, bemoans the downward spiral created by the undercutting of terms and conditions to grow premium volumes.

Promoting Growth And Competitiveness

With insurance market growth of 26 per cent between 2005 and 2008, the region’s insurance sector has made significant progress, but it still has room for improvement, according to Peter Vayanos & Roger Kastoun of Booz & Company.

The Bouquet Has Wilted

Michael Gertsch, chief underwriting officer at Gulf Re, bemoans the downward spiral created by the undercutting of terms and conditions to grow premium volumes.

Hard Times Are Still Ahead

James Portelli explores the effects of the financial crisis on technical performance.

Dubai Lessons

What has Dubai really learned from the financial crisis? A question investors are likely to ask Dubai’s government or corporate decision-makers deep into 2010 as they attempt to work off the excesses of the past.

Is The Market Hardening?

Jihad Ghanem and the Chedid Re team consider how rates have reached such uneconomic levels and whether there is a way out.

Price Isn’t Everything

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.

Taking A Closer Look

James Portelli takes a broad look at behavioural attitudes to risk, with references to AIG, Lloyd’s and the Dubai real estate market.