Center Stage, Best Estimates

Contributor: Romain Bridet, Life, PartnerRe; Agnes Bruhat, Life, PartnerRe; Alexander Irion, Life, PartnerRe; Esther Schutz, Life, PartnerRe
Date: 4/4/2012
Setting Best Estimate assumptions is a critical element of pricing, reserving, financial reporting and solvency analysis. But what are the inputs, what’s the process and what needs to be considered along the way? The authors of a new PartnerRe report outline the development stages.
Tags: Europe, Latin America, Life & Health, Non-specific, Middle East, Australia & Asia

Protecting Man’s Feats of Engineering

Contributor: Gero Stenzel, Senior Underwriter Facultative Engineering, PartnerRe
Date: 4/4/2012
Civil Engineering Completed Risks (CECR) protects completed, man-made structures from sudden and unforeseen damage. Interest in the line is growing; recent catastrophes highlight the exposure and private investment in infrastructure is on the up. We review this cover and indicate important underwriting considerations.
Tags: Europe, Latin America, Non-specific, Engineering, Middle East, Australia & Asia, U.S.