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Swiss Re and Mapfre take a bigger slice of Admiral
Admiral has extended its existing UK car insurance reinsurance partnerships with Hannover Re, Mapfre Re, New Re and Swiss Re into 2014.
Reinsurance |
03 Feb 2012 
Munich Re profits down 70%, GWP up 9%
Exceptional major losses and “burdens from the financial crisis” slashed Munich Re’s profit last year by more than 70% to €0.71bn from €2.43bn...
Reinsurance |
02 Feb 2012
Post magazine – 2 February 2012
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Insurer |
01 Feb 2012
Ace boss Greenberg sees "firming rates" in Q4 as 2011 profit falls 49% to $1.59bn
Ace Insurance has reported 49% change in its year end profit having reported net income of $1.59bn (2010: $3.11bn) in 2011.
Insurer |
01 Feb 2012
Lancashire "best placed" for price rises
Lancashire Holding’s decision to increase its reserves for the Japan earthquake and Thai floods removes uncertainty that exists with other firms and...
Reinsurance |
31 Jan 2012
Lancashire increases Japan quake loss estimate by 56%
Lancashire Holdings has increased its estimated exposure to the Tohoku earthquake by $42.2m, or 56%, to a net loss estimate of $117.3m (£74.8m).
Reinsurance |
30 Jan 2012
Renaissance Re adds $45m Thai losses
Renaissance Re estimates the flooding in Thailand will cost it $45m (£29m) from its fourth quarter 2011 results but it said revisions of the New Zealand...
Reinsurance |
26 Jan 2012
Post magazine – 26 January 2012
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Insurer |
25 Jan 2012
Brit reinsurance boss Turner quits as insurer merges divisions
Brit reinsurance boss Jonathan Turner has left the firm as the business merges its reinsurance and global markets strategic business units.
Reinsurance |
25 Jan 2012
HCC: Thai flooding cost $10m in Q4
HCC Insurance Holdings has revealed fourth quarter Thailand flooding catastrophe loss estimates of $10m (£6.4m), taking the year’s losses to $117m....
Insurer |
25 Jan 2012
Montpelier Re and Mitsui stay quiet on Hardy bids
Bermudan-based reinsurer Montpelier Re and Lloyd’s insurer Mitsui Sumitomo have refused to comment on rumours that they will bid on troubled Lloyd’s...
Insurer |
24 Jan 2012
Thai cat fund could prove too costly for reinsurers
International reinsurers will have to be “seriously convinced” the Thailand government’s catastrophe fund is profitable if they are to insure it....
Reinsurance |
24 Jan 2012
View from the top: A case of déjà vu in the market
The current economic situation means now is the right time to generate rate rises, says Toby Esser.
Broker |
24 Jan 2012
Spotlight on environment: Extreme measures
Extreme weather events can have enormous economic costs, with huge uncertainty surrounding them. So how can this uncertainty be communicated in a meaningful...
Reinsurance |
24 Jan 2012
Analysis
Comment
View from the top: A case of déjà vu in the market
The current economic situation means now is the right time to generate rate rises, says Toby Esser.
Quote of the week
We are not the first insurer to be sold, and we won’t be the last. The UK market is very dynamic and brokers have become used to dealing with the challenges this sort of corporate activity presents
Laurent Matras, Groupama
Videos
Comment
Editor's comment: Oxygen offers lessons for all
The ‘breath of fresh air’ puns were never too far away when the London market broker Oxygen was launched in 2004 with...
Interview
Interview - Bobby Gracey & Dr James Lygate: The future of forensics
Despite an abrupt and fractious first meeting many years ago, Bobby Gracey and Dr James Lygate are now business partners...
View from the top
View from the top: Value added pacts
The industry must band together to push the added value that insurers offer, says Elliot Miller.
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Events
Against the grain 2011: A series of guest articles from expert commentators
Designed to stimulate new ideas, fresh thinking and innovation in the motor claims market.
The new world for insurance: business perspectives on phase II
The issues driving domicile have become a topic of ongoing interest to the insurance industry. This is why we decided that it was a subject worthy of some closer investigation.
Claims ops director Jim Pittman exits Davies
Post |
03 Feb 2012
Swiss Re and Mapfre take a bigger slice of Admiral
Post |
03 Feb 2012
Cunningham Lindsey’s Roberts steps down
Post |
02 Feb 2012
Former Autofocus employees face prison over 'doctored' credit hire evidence
Post |
01 Feb 2012
Post Blog: Crash-for-cash and carry
Post |
26 Oct 2011
Post Europe: Claims process and business agility silver bullets for insurers after the crash
Insurance companies worldwide are faced with the challenge of meeting their financial obligations in a difficult economic...