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Nuclear rethink

3 February 2012

This month we lead with Progress Energy's $1.9bn claim against US nuclear mutual Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL). And guess what? NEIL isn't payingRead more

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How soon is now?

27 January 2012

One of the biggest stories these past couple of weeks has been the $750mn+ loss which is expected from the cruise liner Costa Concordia, which ran aground and capsized off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 JanuaryRead more

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Apocalypse Now?

13 January 2012

One of the more weird and wonderful reports to come out at the beginning of the year was commissioned by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority and compiled by the Long Finance Forum of Futurists. Sounds a bit like a witches' cabal, I know, but bear with meRead more

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Turn, turn, turn

6 January 2012

This really is the week in which fac struggles to get a look in with so much attention focused on the all-important 1 Jan treaty renewalsRead more

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Infinite in faculties

23 December 2011

Another year, another tide of claims which look set to top $100bn. It hasn't exactly been the smoothest of rides has itRead more

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Treaty shortfall

12 December 2011

What a year! Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand... the Asian catastrophe experience has been absolutely astonishing, hasn't it?Read more

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D&F wonderland?

2 December 2011

write this a couple of days after we hosted the first FAC Forum and Awards, which I'm delighted to say was a very enjoyable day, topped off by a splendid evening at The Brewery in the City of London. It was truly lovely to see so many of the D&F market gathered together for a few hours, celebrating our achievementsRead more

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Thailand turn?

18 November 2011

One London market property underwriter was at a drinks reception the other night with one of my colleagues and, when asked when and if the market would turn he quickly replied:Read more

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L’ Amara Vita

7 November 2011

There's not much that getting older teaches you, but I suppose one lesson is that, however good something might be, it simply won't last. Over to the truly fabulous WH Auden in ‘Lullaby': "Time and fevers burn away/ individual beauty from/ Thoughtful children, and the grave/ Proves the child ephemeral"Read more

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Brand awareness

21 October 2011

Let no-one say that Inside FAC is stuck in an ivory tower. We like to get down and dirty and mingle amidst the throng, especially when that crowd is the protestors currently camped out on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral in London, not that far from our officesRead more

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