Algeria, 2005 reinsurance renewal

After several harsh years and a 2004 renewal marred by the Boumerdès earthquake of May 23, 2003, the Algerian insurers have, in…

The profession of insurance broker

The profession of a broker, which used to be limited to a mere mediation...

Outsourcing, Off Shore, The new challenges of world economy

Being the direct consequence of globalization, outsourcing and off shore have become worrisome issues for western economies.…

Asbestos

Asbestos is a natural mineral whose by-products are used in various industrial fields

Hurricanes, a destructive force

We call them by their names, this summer: Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, yet hurricanes are devastating phenomena. Some unleash…

Political risks, what a coverage?

Political risks market represents a new business opportunity for insurance. It developed...

Capital and solvency margin

Saudi Arabia, the birth of a market

We shall be referring to the main provisions existing in the new regulation published in Saudi Arabia following the royal decree…