RFIB appoints new director

Broker adds Stephen Grant to its board

Post | 16 Dec 2009

US Congress passes (re)insurance sanctions on Iran

US Congress has backed plans to impose sanctions on Iran including an insurance and reinsurance ban for Iranian tankers as part of the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act

Reinsurance | 16 Dec 2009

Blog-re: Here come the girls

New blog-re availible to read online now

Reinsurance | 15 Dec 2009

Total UK insurance premiums down, but GI up 8% to £47.2bn.

Claims made in latest International Financial Services London report.

Post | 15 Dec 2009

Aviation insurers to post third annual loss - Aon

Airline insurers, including Berkshire Hathaway and Allianz, may lose money this year on costs from the Air France crash, forcing the industry to raise prices, according to Aon.

Reinsurance | 15 Dec 2009

R&Q expected to settle with Equitas

Settlement will allow around $1bn of outstanding insurance claims to be paid

Reinsurance | 14 Dec 2009

Montpelier Re forms new Lloyd's MGA

Paladin Underwriting Agency formed by Bermudian reinsurer.

Reinsurance | 12 Dec 2009

Willis shareholders greenlight Ireland move

Supreme Court of Bermuda now votes on issue.

Post | 11 Dec 2009

Lloyd's pays tribute to outgoing Tolle

Franchise performance director given silver medal.

Post | 11 Dec 2009

Willis CEO Plumeri invests six figure sum in Plymouth Argyle

It comes on top of owning two baseball teams.

Post | 10 Dec 2009

Marsh appoints new business continuity head

Rod Ratsma succeeds Martin Caddick.

Post | 10 Dec 2009

Novae Re makes key appointment

New reinsurance operation staffs up before 1 January launch

Post | 09 Dec 2009

Fitch puts Novae Group on rating watch negative

Rating agency move follows earlier AM Best announcement.

Post | 09 Dec 2009

Catlin announces board shake-up

Guy Beringer joins board with non-executive chairman Michael Hepher poised to retire

Post | 09 Dec 2009

AM Best puts Novae Group debt rating on review

Move follows decision to close UK insurance arm.

Post | 09 Dec 2009

Torus parent to amalgamate businesses

Move will increase Torus capital by $79m.

Post | 09 Dec 2009

Aviation reinsurance rates to rise 10-15%

GIC India and other sources claim that they are looking to raise their aviation reinsurance rates by 10-15% for 2010 renewals.

Reinsurance | 08 Dec 2009

Omega warns that chairman hunt could be hampered by Invesco

Insurance group in talks with shareholders over plan to oust board members.

Post | 08 Dec 2009

Lloyd's Brazil market rises

Post | 08 Dec 2009

Axa wins race to buy BF Rück

Axa Liabilities Managers to buy BF Rück, a non-life run-off company owned by the states of Berlin and Brandenburg

Reinsurance | 07 Dec 2009

Ward calls for Lloyd's Exchange commitment

Lloyd's CEO urges managing agents to stick to reform agenda

Post | 07 Dec 2009

Arch appoints UK retail property manager

Arch Insurance Europe has appointed former Travelers senior underwriter Alex Mitchell to the property underwriting team as UK retail property manager.

Reinsurance | 07 Dec 2009

Liberty expands PI offering

LIU Europe targets larger UK-based risks

Post | 07 Dec 2009

Novae places subsidiary into run-off

Novae to look for a company to run off its D&O business, while placing subsidiary NICL in run-off.

Reinsurance | 07 Dec 2009

Reinsurance Reader Awards 2009

And the winners of the Reinsurance Reader Awards 2009 are...

Reinsurance | 04 Dec 2009

Talbot adds two underwriters from Swiss Re

Validus' Lloyd's syndicate adds two underwriters from Swiss Re

Reinsurance | 03 Dec 2009

Swiss Re, Scor in cat bond launches

Swiss Re and Scor launch Cat bonds.

Reinsurance | 03 Dec 2009