Analysis
Hiscox USA ready for business
Lloyd's specialist (re)insurer Hiscox has launched Hiscox USA, an underwriting operation offering co...
ACE launches specialist investment PI
ACE European Group has launched a new range of covers as part of its Elite Investment Management Ins...
News - Oxygen targets extended warranties
London market broker Oxygen has announced its plans to target extended-warranty markets in emerging ...
Recruitment moves
Re-sume
Interview - Pure facultative brokers finally evolve
Back in the old days, facultative reinsurance brokers were somewhat looked down upon by their treaty...
Diary
Re-sume
The wrong tool for the job?
Lee Bacon and Stephen Lewis of Clyde & Co's reinsurance group ask whether rating downgrade clauses are sophisticated enough for today's market
Editorial - Welcome to Fac!
Welcome to the first issue of Fac Magazine - the magazine for those who offer tailored solutions for...
Dead reckoning
The insurance world seems persuaded that increased life expectancy is the big underwriting problem of our age. Stephen Gray is not so convinced..
Independent trial to start in 2007
The trial investigating the collapse of the UK's Independent Insurance will start after Easter 2007,...
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Business Interruption
Endurance promotes insurance COO
Bermudian (re)insurer Endurance Specialty has announced today that it will appoint Michael Fujii to ...
AWAC to raise $400m in NY IPO
Ending months of rumours, Bermudian specialty (re)insurer Allied World Assurance Holdings (AWAC) has...
Ahoy, trouble ah ead!
Marine
QBE launches aviation syndicate
QBE plans to launch a new aviation syndicate within its Limit Managing Agency at Lloyd's, to commenc...
New online fac cat system launch
Benfield has announced the launch of eCatFac, an electronic placing platform that facilitates the pl...
Marc McLean to lead new Heritage PA team
Lloyd's (re)insurer Heritage Underwriting Agency has announced the appointment of Marc McLean to und...
Markel launches new UK medical liability product
Markel (UK), the regional arm of Markel International, has announced the launch of a new, unique spe...
News focus - Praetorian casts doubts on US specialty future
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced that all its US specialty business is to be transferred f...
Forbes appoints Reese for NA casualty account
Alexander Forbes has appointed Charles Reese as managing director of North American Casualty as part...
Now we are in control
Geoff Bromley explains why the reinsurance industry can help empower developing nations to become masters of their own destiny