Research contest
Carlos Dupont Award

Title of already submitted papers:

• • Are the capital allocation models applied by rating agencies adequate for a) the companies that are only sureties; b) the companies that write surety bonds and/or credit insurance?


• • Is the price charged by the market adequate for the covered risks? The risk-based capital approach for pricing models.


• • Are the methods currently used by the market still efficient to evaluate the buyer’s/contractor’s solvency? New tools for the evaluation of their risk rating.


• • Project financing. Evaluation and suretyship.


• • Guarantee systems in international trade (a study on international Private Law).


• • Abstract vs. collateral guarantees. Practical advantages and drawbacks.


• • Consequences of Solvency II for surety and credit insurance companies.


• • Fronting. Risks inherent to the current models and possible solutions.


• • Consequences of surety premium default. Doctrine and case law.


• • Credit insurance in the USA: common litigation. Experience and possible solutions.