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Sparring at the spa
The tenor of the upcoming renewals should once again become clearer at the reinsurance meetings late this month in Baden-Baden. Eric Alexander outlines what to expect.
Rebriefs - Ace Tempest Re
Ace Tempest Re, part of Ace of Bermuda, is opening a unit in Dublin, Ireland to write property and ...
Two models for terror risk
(Re)insurers now have a choice of at least two terrorism risk models, with the publication last mon...
Rebriefs - Heath Lambert Hybrid Solutions
Well done to John Ryan, managing director of Heath Lambert Hybrid Solutions, who won the Reinsuranc...
France seeks terror boost
The French terrorism (re)insurance pool for property risks launched this year is looking for an ext...
Why we're lost in space
Space expert Benito Pagnanelli offers his view on the reasons for the woes of the space market.
Rebriefs - Moody's
Moody's has downgraded the insurance financial strength ratings of Munich Re from 'Aaa' (exceptiona...
Appointment at Crawford & Co.
Crawford & Co International has taken on Bernie Bradley as Lloyd's business development executive. M...
Appointment at Financial Information Technology.
Financial Information Technology has made three appointments. Paul Walker joins as senior sales mana...
Lloyd's syndicates at risk of breaking rules.
Lloyd's syndicates writing binder business will be at risk of breaking the rules unless they make ri...
PricewaterhouseCoopers confirms sufficient support from brokers.
Independent Insurance's provisional liquidator PricewaterhouseCoopers has finally confirmed that it ...
Biba looks outside for new members.
The decision by AA Insurance Services this week to become a full member of the British Insurance Bro...
Appointment at Silverbeck Rymer.
Silverbeck Rymer has strengthened its personal injury technical team with the appointments of Geoff ...
Appointment at HPMBC Clyde & Co.
A team of insurance lawyers from SG Archibald has joined the Paris office of HPMBC Clyde & Co. The t...
Appointment at Helphire Group.
Helphire Group has taken on two new managing directors at its Bath head office. Chris Chatterton bec...
Lawyer says he concedes on inflation.
Criticism of the legal profession and legal fees pervaded the conference, but of the few law firms p...
Master Hurst undertakes to resolve recent issues.
Senior costs judge Master Hurst has undertaken to resolve the recent issues surrounding the enforcea...
Appointment at GE Employers Reinsurance.
GE Employers Reinsurance has made some executive changes. The Caribbean team will be led by James Gr...
Appointment at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young has recruited Tim Curry as an executive consultant. Mr Curry has more than ...
25 years ago.
The industry's image is a perennial problem and was top of the Chartered Insurance Institute Confere...
Gerling future in doubt as Scor pulls out.
The future of Gerling's substantial UK-based reinsurance operations has been thrown into uncertainty...
Lincinsure acquires Stamford Insurance Brokers.
Lincinsure, a Henderson Insurance Broker subsidiary, has acquired Scunthorpe-based Stamford Insuranc...
View from the Top - Patrick Snowball
Patrick Snowball, UK chief executive, Norwich Union As the current liability crisis deepens, there ...
Brit Insurance Holdings posts pre-tax loss.
Brit Insurance Holdings has posted a pre-tax loss of £4.3m for the first six months of the year, com...