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Mutuelles du Mans.
Jean-Luc Bourgault has become managing director of Mutuelles du Mans Reassurance. Mr Bourgault has b...
Ace buys into more of Lloyd's.
Bermudian insurance group Ace has continued its expansion at Lloyd's with the acquisition of Tarquin...
US pollution law in a mess.
There is no relief in sight for (re)insurers from claims for clean-up costs under Superfund, reports Valerie Fogleman.
Settling the matter.
Matthew Allen explains why the 1996 Arbitration Act has proved largely successful.
Latin appointments.
Latin American Re has appointed Clarke Castelle as senior facultative underwriter working in its Ber...
Lightening the load.
With the need for efficiency paramount in the current soft market, brokers should consider the benefits of outsourcing, argues Nick Eddery-Joel.
Cash for Stockton.
Michael Cash has joined Bermuda-based finite risk specialist Stockton Re as vice-president. Mr Cash ...
Khwaja promoted.
Veteran reinsurance underwriter Farooq Khwaja has been appointed general manager of Arig Reinsurance...
The brownfield boom.
Elizabeth Keefe reviews the development of the environmental impairment liability market in the US.
Caught over a barrel.
Jeremy Golden assesses the prospects for (re)insurers in a rapidly changing oil market.
Fishers gets ITS.
UK insurance services provider Fishers Group is to acquire specialist engineering loss adjuster IRIS...
Moderation in all things.
Last month saw the first Liberty Re debate take place at the Merchant Taylors' Hall in the City of L...
Promotion for Fiore.
Australian reinsurer Sydney Re has promoted James Fiore to senior vice-president and chief underwrit...
Met Life expands in SE Asia.
US insurer Metropolitan Life has continued its expansion in South-east Asia with a $1bn combined loa...
War risks on land.
Insurance against war risks on land for goods in transit is now available in the London market for t...
Hard selling in the soft market.
US reinsurers continue to perform well, but rates just keep on falling. Alex Beatty reports.
Willis in Italy.
Broker Willis Corroon has acquired a 50% stake in leading Italian broker Gruppo Ital Brokers. Ital B...
Global premiums remain steady.
Global insurance premiums increased by just 1% in real terms in 1996. According to Swiss Re's lat...
Moody's buys Surl.
Rating agency Moody's has bought Lloyd's analyst Syndicate Underwriting Research Limited from Lloyd'...
The climate debate hots up.
A group of (re)insurers is leading the way in international efforts to arrest harmful climate change. Dr Bernd Schanzenbacher reports.
Mixed results for Exel.
Bermudian insurer Exel has reported a 12% rise in net operating income to $96m for the second quarte...
Huge liability claims likely after crash.
Huge liability claims look likely to hit (re)insurers following the crash of a high-speed Inter-City...
S&P ratings unreliable, say P&I managers.
Managers of some protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs are unhappy about the first set of club rating...
Cartograph renamed.
UK catastrophe modeller Cartograph has changed its name to Risk Management Solutions Limited followi...