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Life reinsurance - Life looks to Europe and Asia for the next generation of growth.

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Life reinsurance has experienced phenomenal growth over the last decade, driven largely by increased cession rates in the US and UK markets.

As this growth levels off, and cession rates peak, Mark Geoghegan asks the world's top players to highlight which territories and product lines are going to take the baton for the next 10 years.

Of course we haven't just been talking about the US and UK markets - our discussions have covered the investment markets, the credit cycle's effect on life pricing and whether underwriting annuity business is an effective hedge against mortality risk. And, of course, we had to get a little ...

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