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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...
Appointment at WIN.
David Holbrook of J&H Marsh & McLennan has become the new chairman of the World Insurance Network. H...
Appointment at Exel.
Sir Brian Corby, Robert Glauber and Paul Jeanbart, all directors of Mid Ocean, will join the board o...
Appointment at St Paul Re.
Lizbeth Zorbas has become principal officer and general manager of the Singapore office of St Paul R...
SCT sells stakes.
Lloyd's corporate investor Syndicate Capital Trust has sold 2.8 million shares in Kiln Capital and 3...
Trading in turmoil.
With this year's hurricane season well underway, Robert C.B. Miller assesses the catastrophe options market.
Correction.
In the table accompanying Kit Brownlees' article on political risk last month (Re, August 1998, p13)...
Why are we rating?
Assessing the security of (re)insurers is big business these days, and it looks set to grow. Alex Beatty reports.
Dreams turned to dust.
Civil unrest and economic setbacks have interrupted the insurance industry's love affair with Indonesia. Jeremy Golden reports.
Pressure mounts over Holocaust claims.
Swiss insurer Zurich has agreed to resolve outstanding claims arising from insurance policies bought...
GIO losses force restructure.
Australian insurer GIO made a pre-tax loss of A$189m ($112m) on its reinsurance business in 1997/98,...
Merger creates Lloyd's giant.
Lloyd's managing agency Murray Lawrence has merged with corporate capital provider Angerstein to for...
Arig Re formed.
Arab Insurance Group (Arig) has formed a reinsurance company, Arig Re, to take over the group's non-...
The euro: legal tender?
Insurers must be clear about the legal implications of the introduction of the European single currency. James Ashe-Taylor & Alan Davis report.
London Club stable.
The London P&I (protection and indemnity) Club has reported strong results for 1997/98, with assets ...
Appointment at Swiss Re.
Professor Hans Buhlmann, a member of the board of directors at Swiss Re, has been elected to the Ins...
Transatlantic gains.
New York-based Transatlantic Holdings, parent of Transatlantic Re and Putnam Re, increased net incom...
France's non-life nightmare.
As the French property and casualty industry continues its major restructuring, Moody's Martin Mills sees problems ahead for the industry.
Axa's 'captive' retains risk.
For the first time in the four years of the company's existence, Axa Cessions has retained some of t...