New frontiers in insurance risk management

Santosh Nabar and Michael Chun address four areas of insurance products and risk management that have experienced significant growth in the past year

Introduction

Insurance companies continue to be leaders in financial markets in both their financial product innovation as well as the level of sophistication of their risk management. Volatile markets, heightened competition, a changing accounting and regulatory landscape, stringent capital requirements and focus from equity analysts and rating agencies have all provided a strong tailwind, leading to a more co-ordinated and strategic approach towards product offerings and risk management. Recently executed milestone transactions mark a new frontier in efficient risk allocation between investment banks, investors, insurance companies and reinsurance companies.

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