CONTENTS 30 NEAL BILL


The Coalition for Competitive Insurance Rates (CCIR) The Coalition for a Domestic Insurance Industry (CDII)


In the following pages, we give both sides of the debate over proposals to tax foreign affi liate reinsurance.


38 EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED


Richard Godfrey Willis Capital Markets


30 38 42 50


Richard Godfrey charts the evolution of the ILS market and ponders its future direction.


42 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY? Intelligent Insurer


Economic volatility has led investors, including insurers, to consider buying gold as a secure asset.


46 TOP 10 INSURANCE COMPANY ASSET MANAGERS Insurance Asset Manager


Alex McCallum


The fi nancial crisis has lifted outsourcing of insurer asset management, says Alex McCallum of Insurance Asset Manager, whose survey of insurer behaviour has produced surprising results.


50 MAIDEN FLIGHT Intelligent Insurer


Maiden Holdings, Ltd. has grown its premium income even in tough economic conditions.


50 WHAT WOULD JANE SAY?


Karen Morris Chartis Insurance


Insight into the future can be found in the past, says Karen A. Morris. 54 A WHIRLWIND FIVE YEARS Intelligent Insurer


We look at some of the major changes that were set in motion by the world’s costliest natural disaster.


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