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The chief executives taking office this week all lead profitable businesses. Others in the industry, though, face difficulties. Rating agencies have taken a harder line with insurers, especially since the big losses after the terrorist attacks in America in September 2001, issuing many more downgrades than in the past.
The slow growth of European markets, especially Britain, is another challenge. Big insurers are increasingly looking to developing markets for both customers and cost savings. Many have joint-ventures in India and China—alcoach satchel bags,gh barriers to entry remain and few expect to make money soon. Martin Markus, a partner at McKinsey, says that
further cost savings could be achieved with cross-border co-ordination. Several firms are already servicing claims abroad. Aviva, for instance, now employs 6,500 people in India. It reckons it makes net cost savings of about 40% on activities there iChristian Louboutin Sandalsding telephone sales, claims management, data processing and invoicing. Mr Markus sees undertapped potential in cross-border underwriting too, including motor insurance.
A final factor is new regulations on capital levels, which favour insurers that are bigger and more dive Christian Louboutin Sandals since they generally experience less volatility and therefore a lower cost of capital. (European insurers, which tend to have both life and non-life businesses, are generally more diversified than American firms.)
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