As corporate hostilities walk the R...

As corporate hostilities walk the Rendez-Vous de Septembre is remarkably bearable.

each September, the leaders of the world's insurance and reinsurance industries gather in Monte Carlo to begin the expanded negotiations that will result in nearest year's renewal contracts.

The location of the gathering in what is probably the world's greatest in quantity famous resort helps set the tone. Monte Carlo, which lies in succession the Mediterranean coast, is the capital of Monaco, a French-speaking principality with a sagacious appreciation for the most expensive things in life. Just the ticket for high-paid executives to bring their subjects for a few ...