Articles by Insurance Post Staff
Aon tipped to scoop Manchester United sponsorship deal
Aon is tipped to become Manchester United's new shirt sponsors in a £20m a year deal, according to reports.
Loss adjuster unveils new Irish office
Merlin Professional Claims Services has opened a new regional office in Clarendon Dock, Belfast as part of its strategy to create up to 10 regional offices at key locations across the UK. Similar regional offices have recently opened in Leeds, Warrington…
Texas politicians unanimously approve windstorm compromise
The Texas House unanimously approved a compromise on a windstorm insurance system overhaul Sunday night, the Houston Chronicle has reported.
Florida reinsurance renewals at 1/6 up by 15%, but still lower than expected
Florida reinsurance rates jumped by a lower-than-expected 15% at the June 1 renewals.
Recruitment moves
Mark Butterworth, managing director of Pembroke Managing Agency - the Ironshore-owned Lloyd's (re)in...
The Hartford finds help
The US Treasury has given struggling US giant The Hartford permission to participate in the Treasury...
The Weekly
The Weekly
Is the holiday over for Bermuda?
Bermuda: Politics
Captive king still reigns
Bermuda: Captives
Swiss Re warns over Solvency II formula
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re, which has published a series of recommendations on dealing with the impe...
Staying the course
R J Kiln's director of underwriting, Richard Lewis, reflects on a quarter of a century with the comp...
Industry loss warranties pricing to plummet
Pricing for industry loss warranties (ILWs) is on the wane as insurers wait for the Atlantic hurrica...
An island under attack
Bermuda: Offshore taxation
President Obama in firing line over terrorism plan
US broker Aon slammed US president Barack Obama's proposals to scale back the Terrorism Risk Insuran...
Swiss Re exceeds forecasts
Swiss Re has beaten analysts' expectations for net income in the first quarter of the year. For the...
Battle for IPC coming to an end
The battle for Bermudan reinsurer IPC between preferred bidder Max Capital and rival bidder Validus ...
Berkshire Hathaway sees $1.53bn loss
Berkshire Hathaway recorded a $1.53bn loss in the first quarter of this year - a huge swing from the...
California fire may cost over $130m
The Jesusita fire that raged through Santa Barbara, California may cost more than $130m according to...
Munich Re quarters fall 45%
German reinsurance giant Munich Re recorded a fall in first quarter profits by 45% to EUR420m ($588m...
Slugging it out
Inside View
New York Insurance Dept chief to resign
Governor David A. Paterson has said that the Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department, Eric R. Dinallo will resign his position and become the Henry Kaufman Visiting Professor of Finance at New York University's Stern School of Business.
Argo brings over senior underwriter from Markel
Argo Pro, a specialty professional underwriting division of Bermudian (re)insurer Argo Group's Excess & Surplus Lines segment, said that Mark Brown has come on board as vice president of its environmental department.
Kiln revises syndicate forecasts
Kiln has revised its forecasts for its syndicates in response to the impact of hurricane activity on the last two years of account.