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Swiss Re principal.
Thomas Wilson, previously with consulting firm McKinsey & Co., has been named a principal and head o...
Brockbank board.
Michael Esposito and John Loudon have been appointed to the board of the Brockbank Group as non-exec...
Re - Special August Issue - Facts at your fingertips.
The reinsurance market is truly in the midst of unprecedented change. Operations are being merged...
The Bermuda of Europe.
Ireland has become a favoured location for many international players, but what will happen when tax concessions are abolished? David Fanning reports.
Cologne Re warns of "considerable loss".
Cologne Re has warned shareholders that its 1998 underwriting result is "not satisfactory". Final...
Ace appointments.
Bermudian (re)insurance giant Ace has appointed Dominic Frederico as chairman, president and chief e...
French results show red.
The technical result of France's reinsurers has dipped into the red for the first time since 1994, w...
Double prediction of hurricane trouble.
This year's hurricane season is set to be more active than usual, according to predictions from two ...
Ace to buy Capital Re, RGB still for sale.
Ace Ltd is to add another company to its growing Bermuda-based empire with the acquisition of New Yo...
Back to the lab.
Industry-wide research initiatives could help (re)insurers judge when media hype becomes a warning of potential liabilities. John Sanders reports.
Swiss Re backs marine at Lloyd's.
Swiss Re and Chartwell Re are backing a new marine hull syndicate at Lloyd's, which will target the ...
Willis and MoD partnership.
Willis Risk Solutions has gained access to a team of over 11,000 scientists and engineers following ...
Paved with good retentions.
The Indian insurance market has maximised its retentions, but Adrian Leonard finds that everything will change when liberalisation eventually occurs.
Names see red as profits are witheld.
Profit withholding under the new 'Glass Test' review of Names' solvency was the major topic of debat...
Labuan Re rated.
A.M. Best has assigned a 'B ' (very good) rating to Malaysian reinsurer Labuan Re. The US agency bas...
High worth on the high seas.
As a new generation of cruise ships takes to the water, Eric Alexander examines the potential exposures in one of shipping's few growth areas.
New Airmic chair.
The UK's Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has elected Mark Butterworth (above) as its chai...
Axa's new reinsurer allows French members to spread their wings.
The Axa Group is creating a new reinsurer in partnership with four French healthcare and pensions in...
ISO goes global.
Insurance Services Office (ISO), the insurance industry information provider, has opened its first o...
US property losses triple.
The US property/casualty industry's net underwriting losses tripled to $2.9bn in the first quarter o...
Everest peaks.
Moody's has upgraded its insurance financial strength rating of Everest Re, one of the largest reins...
CLM converts to trading entity.
Quoted Lloyd's spread fund CLM is to convert from an investment company to a trading entity as its i...
Layers of meaning.
John Butler discusses the problems surrounding the application of aggregate extension clauses.
Misery loves company at the bottom of the sea.
Both marine underwriters and their shipowner clients are languishing in a serious trading slump. Alex Beatty reports.