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New v-p for US Re.
Larry Shatoff joins international (re)insurance intermediary and consultant US Re as senior vice-pre...
Lloyd's settles up.
Lloyd's has introduced four new settlement currencies - Australian dollars, Japanese yen, South Afri...
And the winner is ...
Congratulations to Sabrina Braccia of the domestic treaty division of Ital Re Group in Milan, who wo...
Ace and XL in Capital clash.
Bermudian insurers Ace and XL were locked in a battle for Capital Re, the US financial guarantee rei...
Amlin loses out.
PXRe Managing Agency has taken over management of Lloyd's first captive from Amlin Capital Managemen...
Vanishing Venton.
Following the acquisition of the Venton Group by Underwriters Re late last year, the group has been ...
Ace hit by $35m catastrophe losses.
Catastrophes will cost Bermudian (re)insurer Ace an estimated $35m after tax in the quarter to the e...
Full of Seoul.
Bahrain-based Arig Re has strengthened its operations in East Asia by opening a liaison office in Se...
St Paul closes US property.
St Paul Re is withdrawing from facultative property business in the US. The Minnesota-based compa...
Of men and mortgages.
A skills shortage and limited office space are the main obstacles facing new entrants to the Bermuda market. Cameron Andrews reports.
Dex ready to write marine.
The new Lloyd's marine hull syndicate being created by Swiss Re, Chartwell Re and marine mutual mana...
Business interruption creates most claims.
Local insurers are still processing the claims from the Richter 7.3 earthquake that hit Taiwan on 21...
Re goes online.
The Reinsurance website - re-world.com - is now live, carrying an online news service, the latest is...
Brockbank takes off.
Brockbank Insurance Services (BIS) is to expand its aviation business in the US. From 1 January 2000...
Wising up to e-trading.
Kevin Ashby shares his ambitious plans for developing e-commerce in global (re)insurance with Janina Clark.
Reinvention keeps the island afloat.
Bermuda has become a reinsurance powerhouse but it must change constantly to survive, says Roger Crombie.
Help is at hand.
With tourism revenue shrinking, providing the international business community with adequate services has become increasingly important, says Cameron Andrews.
A run-in over run-off.
A US court has enforced a solvent scheme over strenuous opposition from a US creditor. Peter Chaffetz and Howard Seife explain the implications.
ReAC focuses on catastrophe.
Reinsurance Australia Corpo-ration (ReAC) is to exit aviation, space, marine, liability and medical ...
Trio of laws transform the market.
Three recent changes in Bermuda law will affect the way insurers do business on the island, says Warren Cabral.
The land of the free-for-all.
Despite low premium growth, high underwriting losses and more catastrophes in the US - and the resulting rash of takeovers - John McLaughlin finds signs of optimism.
Mapfre Re makes US acquisition.
Spanish reinsurer Mapfre Re is to gain a physical presence in the US by acquiring Chatham Re. Map...
Aon Group CFO.
Eric Warner (above) has been appointed chief financial officer and board director of Aon Group, the ...
Here to stay.
The doubters said that it would never happen. That Bermuda would never be more than a captive domici...