Three propositions: Insurance Companies can be systemic importance; Insurance companies should be subject to tougher regulation and supervision; Risks should be assessed on a group-wise basis...

IACPM is a non-profit industry association developed to Further the management of credit exposures by providing a forum for members to exchange ideas, foster research on credit portolio management, represent members before legislative and admistrative bodies...

Before - The use of ratings; During- Responses, Reactions, Lessons Learnt; After- BReakouts, Conclusions...

Rating agencies learned their lessons, insurance ratings less affected than other (banks, MBS), insurance ratings will remain an important part of financial markets...until a new black swan emerges...

The IMF and Insurance; Lessons from the crisis; Issues for insurance...

Much has been written in the press about the current global credit crisis and the consequences on the real economy. We want to take a step back and take stock of what we think should be the lessons learnt from an investment practicioner's point of view in order to avoid repeating the same...