sigma archive (English)

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No 5/2008 Insurance in the emerging markets: overview and prospects for Islamic insurance	Download
No 4/2008 Innovative ways of financing retirement	Download
No 3/2008 World insurance in 2007: emerging markets leading the way	Download
No 2/2008 Non-life claims reserving: Improving on a strategic challenge	Download
No 1/2008 Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2007: high losses in Europe	Download

2007
No 6/2007 To your health: diagnosing the state of healthcare and the global private medical insurance industry	Download
No 5/2007 Bancassurance: emerging trends, opportunities and challenges	Download
No 4/2007 World insurance in 2006: premiums came back to "life" with the statistical appendix update December 2007	Download
No 3/2007 Annuities: a private solution to longevity risk	Download
No 2/2007 Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters 2006: low insured losses	Download
No 1/2007 Insurance in emerging markets: sound development; greenfield for agricultural insurance	Download

2006
No 7/2006 Securitization – new opportunities for insurers and investors	Download
No 6/2006 Credit insurance and surety: solidifying commitments	Download
No 5/2006 World insurance in 2005: moderate premium growth, attractive profitability	Download
No 4/2006 Solvency II: an integrated risk approach for European insurers	Download
No 3/2006 Measuring underwriting profitability of the non-life insurance industry	Download
No 2/2006 Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters 2005: high earthquake casualties, new dimension in windstorm losses	Download
No 1/2006 Getting together: globals take the lead in life insurance M&A	Download

2005
No 5/2005 Insurance in emerging markets: focus on liability developments	Download
No 4/2005 Innovating to insure the uninsurable	Download
No 3/2005 Insurers' cost of capital and economic value creation: principles and practical implications	Download
No 2/2005 World insurance in 2004: growing premiums and stronger balance sheets	Download
No 1/2005 Natural catastrophes and man-made disaster in 2004: more than 300 000 fatalities, record insured losses	Download

2004
No 7/2004 The impact of IFRS on the insurance industry	Download
No 6/2004 The economics of liability losses - insuring a moving target	Download
No 5/2004 Exploiting the growth potential of emerging insurance markets - China and India in the spotlight	Download
No 4/2004 Mortality protection: the core of life	Download
No 3/2004 World insurance in 2003: insurance industry on the road to recovery	Download
No 2/2004 Commercial insurance and reinsurance brokerage – love thy middleman	Download
No 1/2004 Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2003: many fatalities, comparatively moderate insured losses	Download

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