Commercial insurance article archive
Commercial Insurance
- 07 Apr 2008
Commercial Property Sector Moves Into The Unknown
The commercial property sector has enjoyed substantial growth in recent years with investors experiencing good returns but recent figures show the credit crunch has sparked a worrying slowdown in the industry. - 02 Mar 2008
FSA Alarmed About Stresses In Banking And Finance
In a recent landmark report, industry watchdog the Financial Services Authority (FSA) suggests that a gloomy future appears to be in store for the financial sector. This article specially commissioned by Stride Limited assesses the risks and asks if the fears of financial uncertainty are justified. - 13 Dec 2007
Commercial Property Outlook 2008
Global commercial real estate faces a difficult year ahead as the fallout from the credit crunch continues to sink into property credit markets - though many analysts speculate that higher risks could translate into big gains for some hawks. - 16 Nov 2007
Credit Crisis - No End In Sight?
The Bank of England's latest warning over the far-reaching consequences of this summer's credit crunch has renewed fears that global financial systems are facing their biggest crisis in recent years. This article, specially commissioned by Stride Insurance Brokers examines the march away from credit, how uneasy financial institutions are over the "toxic" debt on (and off) their balance sheets and the future of the credit crunch. - 12 Oct 2007
The UK Property Market Makes A Hard Landing
Low returns on commercial property, higher margins on credit, lower city bonuses and the effect of Home Information Packs are all part of a heady brew of factors that point to the UK property market being over valued. This research article, specially commissioned by Stride Limited, asks if the UK property market is in for a hard landing. - 13 Sep 2007
The 2007 Credit Crisis - How Far Will It Spread To The Real Economy?
European banks hvae billions of dollars worth of suspect sub-pime debt on their books and many commentators are now worried that the "real" economies on both sides of the Atlantic could suffer from the resulting credt crisis. This article, specially commissioned for Stride Limited, looks at the impact of the 2007 credit crisis on UK property and the wider economy. - 09 Aug 2007
US Credit Squeeze Threatens International Liquidity
UK and international investors fear a domino effect as US finance dries up as a result of the sub-prime mortgage crisis. However, market fundamentals are strong so this article asks how hard the credit squeeze will bite and how far will the ripples from across the pond spread to the domestic economy? - 06 Jul 2007
Insuring Against Environmental Liabilities: The Polluter Pays, But How?
The European Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) took effect in the UK in April 07, but government, insurers and businesses alike seem to unready for it's introduction. This specially commissioned article attempts to shed some light on the extent of the liability of firms to "remediate" the damaged environment in the event of an environmental disaster. - 31 May 2007
UK Insurers First Quarter 2007 Results Show The Health Of The Market
With the major insurers reporting their Q1 results for 2007, this article looks at the winners and losers in the life, commercial and personal lines insurance markets. Also included is an assesment of the direction the market is heading as it emergers from a period of slow growth worldwide. - 15 Feb 2007
Acquisition - The Future Of The UK Insurance Broking Market?
Acquisitions happen for many reasons and while some work out, such as Capita’s purchase of privately owned personal lines business BDML in July 2000, others take time to work, for example the RBS takeover of Churchill in June 2003, but still more are less successful. Does recent activity prove that acquisitions the future of the insurance broking market, though? - 11 Dec 2006
Commercial Insurance Outlook 2007 - The Impact Of Regulation, Climate Change, Terrorism & War
Specially commissioned research into the outlook for commercial insurance markets in 2007 assessing the impact of regulation, climate change, terrorism and war. Sources include major reports prepared by Lloyds, Ceres and Datamonitor plus analysis from the Assocation of British Insurersa and British Insurance Brokers' Association. - 16 Oct 2006
The Effect Of Rising Oil Prices
Research paper commissioned by Stride Limited to analyse the effect of rising oil prices on UK environmental and energy policy and the global economy.
