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French floods trigger cat fund.
The floods that hit south-western France last month have been officially declared a natural disaster...
Fewer trades and static prices.
This year's auction season suggests that Lloyd's is facing something of a watershed, with the corpor...
In search of the truth.
In his third article* on the Weavers pool litigation, John Butler considers the question of misrepresentation.
French reinsurers face resistance.
Adrian Leonard finds soft markets at home and abroad creating problems for France's reinsurers.
West side story.
Gerling Global Re of America is to set up a casualty treaty underwriting operation at its casualty f...
Rocking reinsurer.
Copenhagen Re celebrated 25 years in the London market last month with a party for 450 guests. Inste...
Korea reinsures more abroad.
The outflow of reinsurance from South Korea to foreign insurers has soared this year, according to t...
Tokio Marine moves.
Tokio Marine Global Re (TMG Re) in Dublin is to become the reinsurance centre of its parent, non-lif...
Trying to play on home turf.
Laura Zimmitti examines conflicting decisions on whether US policyholders can sue Equitas in US courts.
Clued up on e-commerce.
Fear is the main factor holding back the inevitable move to e-commerce in (re)insurance. Janina Clark reports.
PI at Crowe.
Lloyd's insurer Crowe is to start writing professional indemnity insurance and reinsurance from 1 Ja...
Turkey's earthquake estimate below $50m.
Early estimates suggest that insured losses from the earthquake that hit Turkey's Duzce region on 13...
Ace in nuclear cover deal.
Ace Bermuda Insurance has announced an agreement with Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL) of t...
Web winners.
Lloyd's syndicate Beazley has won reinsurance broker RJ Carvill's fifth annual Best Insurance Compan...
Time for action.
It is no good putting it off any longer. Any (re)insurers serious about the Internet and e-commerce ...
Irene costs $100m.
Insured property losses from Hurricane Irene are expected to reach $100m, according to the Insurance...
Breaking with tradition.
Dirk Lohmann tells Adrian Leonard why Zurich Re will not be a conventional reinsurer in a few years' time.
Great Dane.
Recent start-up Danish Re (Re, October 1999, p14) wrote its first risk through its Lloyd's syndicate...
Ready to make a mark in London.
Wurttembergische Versicherung's Alan Howell plans to become a major player in the London market. John Sanders hears how.
Rhine Re crosses Atlantic.
Rhine Re is to establish a property casualty operation in the US with the purchase of Equus Re. E...
Reasons to be cheerful.
Every cloud has a silver lining and, if you look hard enough, you can find something positive in eve...
Riley joins CNA.
Stephen Riley, the former managing director of Swiss Re UK, has replaced Tim Madden as managing dire...
Hannover builds on good health.
Hannover Re Group is to turn its life and health operations into a separate division, Hannover Life ...
St Paul expands in regions
St Paul International has appointed two UK regional underwriters: Mick Laws, formerly of Independent ...