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Knowledge is power.
In a fast-changing sector, energy insurers are making an effort to get to know their clients, says Adrian Leonard.
Privatisation for PICC Re.
China's national reinsurer, PICC Re, looks set to become a joint-stock company owned by both local a...
Airline captive leads new consortium.
Guernsey-based Polygon Group is to move into the top 10 of world aviation insurers with the formatio...
Lloyd's looks at regulations.
Lloyd's is to consider whether the regulation of integrated Lloyd's vehicles should be changed to be...
Batten down the hatches.
Researchers predict an increase in the number of major hurricanes to hit US coasts in 1999. Prof. William Gray explains the evidence.
Equitas stays on course.
The run-off of Equitas, Lloyd's reinsurance vehicle for its 1992 and prior non-life liabilities, rem...
New GM at Sirius UK.
Ill-health has forced Lisbeth Sarkozi to retire from her position as general manager of Sirius Inter...
Kemper Re renamed.
US broker market reinsurer Kemper Re is to be renamed GE Capital Re. The change follows the compa...
Gustafson to St Paul.
James Gustafson has been made president, chief operating officer and member of the board of the St P...
India's insurance bill delayed again.
India's long-awaited Insurance Regulatory Authority Bill (Re, January 1999, p21) has been delayed ye...
Munich Re rings in New Year changes.
Munich Re has changed its business year to begin on 1 January. Despite the short 1998 business yea...
Swissair crash takes air losses to $1.8bn.
The most expensive aviation loss in history pushed total losses for 1998 up to $1.8bn and made last ...
Exel looking to grow.
A successful year for Bermudian (re)insurance group Exel has left it hungry for acquisitions, accord...
Swiss Re buys bank.
Swiss Re has bought investment bank Fox-Pitt, Kelton for an undisclosed sum. The London-based bank w...
Correction.
Page 5 of the December 1998 issue of Reinsurance carried a story about potential losses facing Capit...
Forewarned is forearmed.
If reinsurers are to reduce the impact of future catastrophes they must improve their understanding of them, says Alex Beatty.
Awards for achievers.
The reinsurance market may be in varying degrees of turmoil (see above) but there are still many goo...
Sandler leaves Lloyd's.
Chief executive Ron Sandler has announced that he is to step down in the middle of this year. He wil...
Cooling the inferno.
Prof. Bill McGuire examines ways to mitigate the terrifying effects of volcanic eruptions.
Bankruptcy code under attack.
Peter Chaffetz and Lisa Dorr examine a controversial section of the US Bankruptcy Code.
Balancing risk and reward.
Robert C.B. Miller considers the best ways to manage risks and returns in a soft market.
A clause for concern.
Incorporating arbitration clauses from underlying policies into reinsurance covers is tricky, says John Butler.
Ins and outs in Denmark.
Marsh & McLennan Capital has announced the formation of Danish Re, a Bermudian company with a chief ...
Preparing for the great leap forward.
The 1995 Insurance Act was just the start of China's efforts to establish a strong base for its rapidly expanding insurance industry, reports Jeremy Golden.