REINSURANCE

Follow the Settlements Clauses:
Katharina Kraatz-Dunkel considers how English courts interpret “follow the settlements” clauses post Equitas v R&Q Reinsurance & others. This article was published in the CM Report of Recent Decisions in August 2010.
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Wasa v Lexington:
Aruna Limoli and Katharina Kraatz-Dunkel examine the way in which the English Court’s approach in Wasa v Lexington towards the presumption that insurance and reinsurance contracts are "back to back". This article was published in the CM Report of Recent Decisions in November 2009.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO INSURANCE IN CHINA

Fortune Favours the Brave:
Insurance trends and dispute resolution in China. This article was first published in Post Magazine on 19 July 2007.
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REINSURANCE - BRAZIL

Tempting Fate:
With the Brazilian reinsurance market poised to open up to international players, Iwam Jaeger Jr and Celso de Azevedo detail the regulatory changes and urge interested parties to make their views heard before it is too late. This article was published in Post Magazine on 24 May 2007.
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CARBON CREDITS AND BUSINESS INTERRUPTION

Kyoto and Carbon Credits:
Overview and introduction to the impact on carbon reduction legislation on the Insurance and Re-Insurance industry. 
A short version of this article was published in Post Magazine on 10 November 2005.
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Practical Carbon - An Introduction to Emissions Trading:
This article is the part one of a four part series on carbon schemes that ran in Post Magazine on March 1, 2007.  This article is intended to highlight the relevance of carbon value to insurers and specifically those involved in business interruption, John Startin and Jason Reeves explain the background of why an environmental issue is fast becoming a financial one. 
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Practical Carbon – Dirty Business:
This is part two of a four part series on carbon schemes that ran in Post Magazine on March 8, 2007.  Following "Practical Carbon - An Introduction to Emissions Trading”, John Startin and Jason Reeves explore mitigation opportunities and liabilities arising from a typical outage of a carbon-emitting facility. 
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Practical Carbon - Green Business:
Part three of a four part series on carbon schemes that ran in Post Magazine on March 15, 2007.  John Startin and Jason Reeves introduce carbon-cutting green technology and the potential for unexpected losses.
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Practical Carbon - Problems, Solutions and Opportunities:
This is the last of a four part series on carbon schemes that ran in Post Magazine on March 22, 2007.  John Startin and Jason Reeves look to future strategy options for mitigation losses and clarifying liabilities.
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