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Ancient mariner in a tough new world.
Portugal may be the traditional home of marine reinsurance, but it is now having to face up to 20th-century realities, says Eric Alexander.
Waters calmed over IG pool.
The European Commission is to approve the revised terms of the International Group of P&I (protectio...
Ace London axes 60 staff.
Ace London, the Lloyd's operation of Bermudian giant Ace, has slashed the number of staff in its Lon...
The great class vanishing act.
Peter Chaffetz and Kathleen Gardner assess the impact of the recent wave of 'vanishing premium' class actions.
Appointment at IRMG.
Anthony Stelling has joined International Risk Management (Cayman) as president. He was previously w...
Here we go again.
There has been a fairly steady stream of takeovers, buyouts and alliances in the insurance and reins...
Blanch buys retro.
Broker E.W. Blanch has acquired specialist retrocessional reinsurance broker Dunn & Carter. The oper...
Terra gets firm grip on debts.
The Bermudian holding company of the Terra Nova group increased its second quarter operating earning...
Captives for KPMG.
Advisory company KPMG has set up a firm to manage 10 captives in the growing captive domicile of the...
Kenyan state reinsurer for sale.
(Re)insurers are being given the opportunity to buy a stake in Kenya's state-owned reinsurer Kenya R...
Appointment at Hiscox.
Gloria Davis has been appointed senior cargo underwriter on Hiscox syndicate 33. Ms Davis joins from...
(Re)insurers face substantial claims.
(Re)insurers in China face substantial claims for the floods that are now threatening oilfields in t...
The rough with the smooth.
Jeremy Golden assesses the impact of the so-called Asian crisis on (re)insurers' ambitions in the region.
UK P&I cuts calls.
The good financial performance of the UK P&I Club during the year ended 20 February 1998 has allowed...
WIN at Lloyd's.
The World Insurance Network's WINconnect service has been used to place a risk in the Lloyd's market...
Awards video.
The official video of the 1998 British Insurance Awards is now available. It features the full aw...
Acquisitions give Ace a great hand.
The third quarter results of Bermuda-based insurance giant Ace have been boosted by the inclusion of...
Europe inside and out.
Liberalisation, deregulation and monetary union may create valuable cross-border business, but domestic competition is enough to keep (re)insurers busy for now. Janina Clark reports.
Less regulation, more red ink.
Deregulation and liberalisation have made the German insurance market one of the most competitive in Europe - and rates have plummeted, says Adrian Leonard.
Kast launches Bermuda tracker fund.
Kast Investment Management of Bermuda has launched an investment fund to track the growth of the Ber...
The world according to Europe.
Marie-Louise Rossi describes the key role played by EU negotiators in the rounds of GATS talks.
Irish tax restructure.
Moves to make the corporation tax rate the same for companies in Dublin's International Financial Se...
IPC Holdings hit by cat losses.
A return to a more normal level of catastrophe losses meant net income for the second quarter of 199...
Jersey designated.
The UK government is to allow insurers in Jersey to promote and sell their long-term products in the...