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Insurers invest in Stockton Re.
Three insurers have taken a stake in Stockton Holdings, parent of Bermuda-based specialty reinsurer ...
Hoping for a new dawn in the East.
The development of political and social structures in the Far East is being impeded by the current financial crisis in the region, with further growth under serious threat. Martin Stone reports.
Winning on aggregate.
John Butler explodes the myths about aggregate extension clauses, which began in the first half of the century with the 'Coca Cola clause'.
Ace buys more Lloyd's capacity.
Acquisitive Bermudian insurer Ace has bought all the ordinary share capital of Limit (No.9) Ltd, a c...
P&I clubs reply to Commission.
The International Group of protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs has notified the European Commission...
Zurich bank licence.
Swiss insurer Zurich has applied for a banking licence from the Swiss Federal Banking Commission. It...
Benfield & Rea Investment Trust.
Lloyd's corporate investor Benfield & Rea Investment Trust (Brit) is seeking to become an insurance ...
New FFSA president.
Denis Kessler has succeeded Jean Arvis as president of the Federation Francaise des Societes d'Assur...
New ideas for old problems.
Nigel Alington looks at non-traditional methods of providing political risk cover.
Bear with a sore head.
Despite its huge potential, the Russian market remains dogged by political uncertainty and widespread corruption, says Martin Stone.
IT networks converge.
The three electronic networks for the global insurance industry have taken their first step towards ...
Munich Re gets Reale.
German giant Munich Re has exercised its option to buy the remaining 80% of the shares of Italy's se...
US push for PartnerRe.
The PartnerRe Group has announced $100m of extra capital for the US subsidiary it acquired when it t...
CNA Re scoops award.
US reinsurer CNA Re scooped the International Reinsurer of the Year Award at last month's British In...
Contracts and obligations.
Obtaining the approval of clients is no defence for brokers in breach of duty claims, reports Robin White.
Taking a gamble.
Reinsurers are heading into the unknown in Monte Carlo this year, says Janina Clark.
Limit pledges further growth.
Lloyd's investment trust Limit produced impressive results for the year ending 31 March 1998, assist...
Reinsurance: which way the future?
After all the conference speculation, where is the reinsurance market really headed? Alex Beatty talks to the people who will decide the direction of the industry.
Mad about M&A.
Technology giant IBM has conducted a survey of European insurance executives which found 54% of them...
Market wordings.
CNA Re has become the first company to add its own policy wordings to the London Market Wordings Dat...
United States ahead of Europe with EMU preparations.
More American businesses are ready for the implementation of the EMU than European ones. The resu...
Adam puts his foot down in driving rain.
Despite dramatically spinning off into gravel on a dangerously rain-soaked Silverstone track, the Ev...
Advantage to NIG.
NIG Skandia's screen based home product 'Advantage' is now available on all major software systems f...
Risky times in Hong Kong.
As Hong Kong's new airport finally starts handling all air cargo, Jeremy Golden looks at the shakey start up of this huge infrastructure project, and assesses the insurance implications.