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Names battle on over tax.
The middle of this month should see a final ruling by the City General Commissioners in London on a ...
A helping hand.
A campaign in the UK aims to encourage the use of rehabilitation to reduce the costs of bodily injury claims. Janina Clark reports.
A life of change in Asia.
Janina Clark finds Pierre Ozendo, head of Swiss Re's Asia division, facing big challenges in South-east Asia.
American Re secured against cats.
American Re Securities has closed a $182m issue of catastrophe-related securities to protect America...
Reinsurers finally allowed into India.
The Indian (re)insurance sector has been opened to private domestic and foreign companies, breaking the monopoly enjoyed by the state-owned General Insurance Corporation (GIC) for over 25 years, writes Vivek Raghuvanshi.
1999 at a glance.
TABLE 1: REINSURANCE MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS - 1999 COMPANY (country) BUYER (country) ...
Ace reshuffle.
Insurance group Ace has announced two changes at its holding company, Ace Ltd, and a restructuring o...
Forecasters predict less hurricane activity.
US reinsurers can look forward to less hurricane activity this year than last if the early forecasts...
More retention forces change.
Reinsurance treaty volumes are falling as Europe's swelling insurance groups rationalise their progr...
XL Capital's net income falls.
XL Capital's net income in the quarter to the end of September 1999 fell 2% year-on-year to $137.4m....
Floyd costs $1.8bn.
The estimated insured damage from last September's Hurricane Floyd has been revised upwards from $1....
The test of time.
Reinsurers may have to show prejudice to get redress against insurers for late notice of possible losses. Peter Chaffetz and Philip Goodman report.
Madsen promoted.
Fred Madsen, executive vice-president of Nac Re's casualty division, has been promoted to the positi...
Unum quits.
UnumProvident Corporation is to stop writing reinsurance through its Lloyd's subsidiary, Duncanson &...
Swiss Re holds second auction.
Only a few transactions were completed during Swiss Re's first week-long internet auction of catastr...
How low in Ohio?
Drivers in Ohio are having their premiums calculated on how many miles they drive and when they driv...
Penny Black's insurance week.
In the run up to Christmas, Penny has had to deal with a number of doubles, usually accompanied with...
Insurers advised to take a bite of dental market.
The market for dental care has massive potential for private medical insurers as the availability of...
Appointment at Eurobase Systems.
Andrew Wadling has been appointed as depth study manager with Eurobase Systems. He will head a team ...
Not a Clare in the world.
A Norwich Union worker is set to leave the company after becoming the first UK quiz contestant in br...
How UK can boost its record on rehab.
I am pleased to support your Rehabilitation First campaign, which already seems to have attracted mo...
A re-election first.
In a break with tradition, Bill Rendall, active underwriter of R J Kiln, has been re-elected chairma...
Wesleyan on web.
Wesleyan Assurance Society has launched a new website offering access to 22 different financial prod...
AIG devises POSI for thorny capital raising.
AIG Europe (UK) has unveiled a policy which is designed to facilitate capital raising. Public Offeri...