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Mould growth.

A spate of toxic mould claims in the US has alerted (re)insurers to another round of potentially fatal litigation. Patricia Vowinkel reports on the companies' responses.

Rising to the challenge.

When accident and health life reinsurers abandoned the workers' compensation market after 11 September, property and casualty reinsurers stepped in - but at a price. Patricia Vowinkel reports on the massive shake-up in the workers' compensation market.

Offshore betting.

Tony Taylor thought starting a new reinsurer was such a good bet he named the company after his racehorse. He tells Janina Clark about the creation of new Bermudian reinsurer Montpelier Re.

Meeting in cyberspace.

Riskclick's Howard Green argues that collaborative networks and not on-line exchanges are the answer to the reinsurance industry's e-commerce needs.

Super Bowl challenger.

Rod Fox (left) hesitated about entering the world of reinsurance broking but now relishes his job as chief executive of Benfield Blanch, the US arm of the Benfield Group, says Janina Clark.

Greater security foils data thieves.

How secure is your data? Pravin Jeyaraj looks at the myriad methods and products on offer to ensure that a company's vital information is safe from tampering or attack.

Market opens to the world.

China's accession to the World Trade Organisation last September, combined with further liberalisation and economic growth, will lead to a healthy reinsurance market in China, claims Jin Jie-Wei, head of reinsurance in the Shanghai office of the state…

Appointment at Aon.

Broker Aon has appointed Steven Bensinger chief financial officer, Marshall Turner president of prop...

Learning on-line.

Staff training remains as important as ever, particularly with increased regulation, and reinsurers ought to consider the on-line channel to cut costs and increase effectiveness. Pravin Jeyaraj reports.

Do you buy it?

Buying and selling reinsurance on-line is finally becoming a reality, according to independent on-line platforms, but David Fanning finds it difficult to assess the amount of trading that is actually being done.

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