Analysis
Asbestos: the elephant in the living room
In case you thought everything was okay on the asbestos horizon, this particular 'elephant' is still very much there and isn't showing signs of going away any time soon, cautions Marc Jones
News - QBE launches new aviation syndicate a month early
QBE opened its new aviation syndicate, Syndicate 5555, for business in September 2006, one month ahe...
XL adds UK D&O product to cover new regulation burden
XL Insurance, the UK subsidiary of XL Capital, has launched a new product specifically tailored to t...
News - Swiss Re report says credit market now worth $6.9bn
Swiss Re has valued the credit and surety insurance market business at $6.9bn in premiums in its lat...
News focus - JLT in controversy over Olympic contract win
The UK's Olympic delivery authority for the London 2012 games has officially appointed Jardine Lloyd...
It's the same old soft-market story again
Rethink is where you tell us what is happenning in your industry - This month the rapidly softening market got you talking ..
Editorial - Welcome to Fac!
Dear Friend, Welcome back! It's uncanny. We knew we were well ahead of the curve when we launched F...
News - Western Re opens Chicago office
Californian catastrophe-specialist managing agent Western Re/Managers Insurance Services has opened ...
Legal - Classic Fac Traps (and how to get out of them, Part 2)
Ling Ong and Leon Taylor of DLA Piper unravel another series of classic fac traps, warning that clear wording of any contractual drafts is essential to avail of adequate legal protection
Kidnap and ransom - Held to ransom
With politically and financially motivated kidnappings occurring increasingly around the world, Jeremy Golden examines the implications for specialist kidnap-and-ransom insurance cover
Don't 'bifurcate' - co-operate
Inside view
News - HSBC sets up New York MGA
HSBC Insurance Brokers has to set up their own wholesale broker/managing general agency (MGA) for No...
Ace Bermuda launches broad North American D&O policies
Ace Bermuda has launched three professional-lines products aimed at the North American business segm...
News - People moves and promotions
The Cooper Gay Group has announced that James Summers has been appointed as chief executive officer ...
Property in perspective
Surveying the market for distressed property risks, Marc Jones takes in some of the less-usual areas of property facultative reinsurance out there, and discovers that the whole picture reveals quite a few lucrative areas of business for those who will…
Prize indemnity - Keep your eyes on the prize
Nestling in a small corner of the contingency market lies an exotic and imaginative arena where the only limits are those imposed by the imaginations of clients, brokers and underwriters. Mark Geoghegan took a tour around the wonderful world of prize…
Lexington claims first with US zoning cover
Lexington Insurance Company, part of AIG, has unveiled what it describes as a 'first of its kind' in...
Fac Back - Business in London?
We throw you the questions; you throw back your opinions of what is happening in your market
News focus - KBW considers significance of potential Willis-Marsh merger
With recent news reports that Willis Group Holdings (WSH) and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) made an ...
News focus - Results hit hard as Aon Re poaches Benfield fac boss
Aon Re Global has announced that Elliot Richardson will be head of its global cedent facultative rei...
Medical malpractice - A very messy business, indeed
Marcus Alcock provides a thorough diagnosis of the state of health of a notoriously 'tortuous' class of facultative business: medical malpractice
News - Guy Carp specialty survey points to renewed appetite
Guy Carpenter's second annual survey of domestic US insurance companies that write substantial speci...
News - JLT completes US sale to Alliant
UK-based international broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has confirmed that the sale of its US pro...