Q. Why are reinsurers often referred to as "the bankers to the insurance industry"?

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Q. What was the capital structure of underwriters at Lloyd's traditionally like?

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Q. What is a challenge faced by conventional insurance insurers in a soft market?

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Q. What has been the impact of consolidation in the insurance sector on the demand for annual reinsurance?

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Q. What is the trend observed in the volume of alternative risk financing programs?

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Q. What focus will successful companies in the insurance industry have?

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Q. What has become an inadequate option for reinsurers due to the availability of cheap capacity in the catastrophe reinsurance market?

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Q. What has become an inadequate option for reinsurers due to the availability of cheap capacity in the catastrophe reinsurance market?What has compelled intermediaries in the reinsurance market to identify new ways and opportunities for business?

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Q. Which of the following is NOT a new or enhanced product/service that brokers have turned to in order to attract new clients?

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Q. Why do smaller independent reinsurance brokers find it challenging to keep up financially?

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Q. What is the main reason for the establishment of subsidiaries by certain companies involved in reinsurance?

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Q. Which region has its own well-developed reinsurance market, where the professional reinsurers generally do not operate?

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Q. How do the majority of professional reinsurance companies operate in relation to their parent insurers?

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Q. How do specialist reinsurers typically accept business from ceding companies?

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Q. What is the strategic approach of GIC Re in expanding its presence in the reinsurance market?

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Q. Which regions does GIC Re primarily target for inward overseas reinsurance premium?

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Q. What is GIC Re's objective regarding the proportion of domestic to overseas inward reinsurance business?

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Q. How does GIC Re handle the obligatory cessions received from non-life insurers in India?

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Q. How do underwriting agencies in the London market operate?

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Q. What is the primary reason for captive companies to broaden their sphere of activities?

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