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Lloyd's appoints new franchise director
Lloyd's has confrimed that Tom Bolt will take over from Rolf Tolle as underwriting performance direc...
Asbestos - Asbestos litigation in the UK
Claims for damages following asbestos exposure are expected to peak in the next 10 years, write Paul...
Ready for the hardening market
BMS director Robin Greville Williams on the benefits of camping out with clients, dolphin mortality rates and the importance of client relationships
Lloyd's CFO gloomy about investment
As with a number of its reinsurance peers, Lloyd's is gloomy about the prospect of achieving any inv...
EU donates EUR12.5m to Caribbean facility
The European Union has donated EUR12.5m to the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility. The d...
Validus makes rival offer for IPC
Validus Re has offered $1.68bn for Bermudian rival IPC Holdings, the company said in a statement. I...
Legal - Injury time
Colin Peck and Elaine Chapman look at the latest developments related to UK catastrophic injury claims that will impact the reinsurance sector
Plumeri: cash for hours offer
Willis chief executive Joe Plumeri has offered staff cash incentives to cut their working hours in a...
Group Re behind Advent Re quota share deal
Group Re is to be the "A-rated reinsurance subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings" behind the rece...
Japan rates rise 5-10% after large Yen gains
Japan's reinsurance rates on 1 April rose by 5 to 10%, research from Aon Benfield has shown. Catast...
Taking on ballast to survive rough seas
If you were an investor in Bermudian IPC Holdings, you probably wish there could be four or five pla...
Interview - A run-off write-off?
Alexander Ferguson talks to Cavell's Ken Randall about the run-off sector outlook in the wake of the present financial turmoil
Recruitment moves
Swiss Re chairman Peter Forstmoser, said he will resign from the board of the embattled Swiss reinsu...
Total loses Buncefield appeal
Oil company Total has lost its High Court battle with Chevron, making it liable for more than half a...
Leaving on a high
Alexander Ferguson talks to IPC chief executive Jim Bryce about the collapse of AIG, his years in Bermuda, and the future of IPC as he looks ahead to retirement
Validus makes offer for IPC Holdings
Validus Re has offered $1.68bn for Bermudian counterpart IPC Holdings, the company said in a statement.
IPC shares jump on Validus offer
Shares in Bermudian (re)insurer IPC Holdings jumped 5% on the Nasdaq on Tuesday on news that its rival Validus had offered nearly $2bn for the company.
Validus makes offer for IPC Holdings
Validus Re has offered $1.68bn for Bermudian rival IPC Holdings, the company said in a statement.
Aviva downgraded by S&P
Standard & Poor's has lowered its long-term counterparty credit rating on Aviva to 'A' from 'A+'. At the same time, it affirmed the 'AA-' long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Aviva's core insurance operating…
ABI frets over G20 summit
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned that the future of London as a financial centre could be decided by this week's G20 Summit.
Co-op products for small businesses
The Co-operative Insurance has launched a new range of specially designed sector-specific, flexible packaged business insurance products.
China insurance sector had 'good start' to 2009
(BESTWIRE) - The China Insurance Regulatory Commission said it believes the country's insurance sector has a secure solvency level and achieved healthy development in the first two months of this year, despite the effects of the global financial crisis.