Lloyd's has revealed potential plans to hold regional broking events outside London next year in a bid to build on the 5% growth achieved in its small...
Reinsurance |
16 May 2012
Omega Insurance Holdings has reported that group gross written premium in the first three months of 2012 totalled $120.6m (Q1 2011: $129.4m).
Lloyd's/London |
16 May 2012
Insurers have reaped the rewards of benign weather and rate rises in catastrophe hit regions, but analysts warn the worst could be yet to come.
Insurer |
15 May 2012
Price increases in the July reinsurance renewal period could be restricted to loss-affected sectors unless there is a further significant insured loss...
Reinsurance |
09 May 2012
Swiss Re has established a $400m cat bond vehicle that will enable it to issue multiple bonds over an extended period to cover European and US wind storms....
Reinsurance |
08 May 2012
Swiss Re has reported "strong underwriting, good investment performance and lower than-expected major natural catastrophe claims" for a "very strong first-quarter"...
Reinsurance |
04 May 2012
Lancashire Holdings has reported Q1 gross written premiums up 36% to $234m (2011: $172m), and said that pre-tax profit was up more than fivefold to $46.5m...
Reinsurance |
04 May 2012
Severe weather conditions across central and southern sections of the US last month have caused upwards of $1bn (£620m) in insured losses, according to...
Insurer |
03 May 2012
Miller has enhanced its North Asia reinsurance broking capabilities by appointing Gao Zu Biao who will be based in its Hong Kong office.
Insurer |
03 May 2012
Novae has reported a gross written premium of £231.1m in its Q1 results representing a 5.7% increase on last year (2010: £219.7m).
Insurer |
02 May 2012
There was a record issuance in the catastrophe bond market in the first quarter of 2012, with eight new non-life issues providing more than $1.3bn of risk...
Reinsurance |
01 May 2012
Canopius chairman Michael Watson has acted on ambitions to grow his private equity-backed Lloyd's insurer, with a £164m takeover of struggling Omega in...
Lloyd's/London |
01 May 2012
Aspen has reported Q1 net income after tax of $78.7m (£48.6m), leading chief executive Chris O'Kane to describe his firm's early results as "encouraging"...
Insurer |
26 Apr 2012
International speciality property and casualty insurer and reinsurer Catlin has been granted approval by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission to open...
Insurer |
19 Apr 2012
Mitsui Sumitomo holding company MSI Corporate Capital has reported a pre-tax profit of £11.99m, up from a £17.77m loss restated.
Lloyd's/London |
17 Apr 2012
With no sign of a turning market, a bout of consolidation looks on the cards
This week’s deal developments read like two coming-of-age literary fables written to reward hard work and endeavour, while...
Horseracing-mad Dominic Burke has huge ambitions for JLT, with a firm focus on international expansion, and he scotches...
Despite 2012 losses being only 12% of the annual average to date, a single incident could flip the market, says David...
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