News
A future in cover for the past?
Loss portfolio transfers may have been around for a while, but they still have their uses, argues Dave Brining.
Europe's good and bad news.
The European insurance market grew three times faster than the region's gross domestic product in 19...
Courting ART.
Sophisticated ART transactions involve areas of the law that are new to reinsurers. James O'Shea offers a guide.
Brockbank mergers.
Lloyd's managing agency Brockbank Syndicate Management is to merge its three syndicates (861, 588 an...
Lloyd's lucky escape.
The foiled attempt by US crime syndicates to reinsure bogus insurance companies at Lloyd's (see p1) ...
Perpetual motion in the holiday hideaway.
Bermuda's reinsurers are constantly reinventing themselves in an attempt to stay ahead of the game. Janina Clark reports on the latest moves.
Relishing risk pays off.
Alex Beatty talks to Rims president Mark DeLillo about changes in the role of risk managers - and the attractions of company cars.
ERC captures Eagle.
Employers Re's European subsidiary ERC Frankona has completed its acquisition of Zurich Financial Se...
The same but different.
Where does traditional reinsurance end and non-traditional risk financing begin? Dr Alan Punter assesses the state of the non-traditional nation.
M&M sets up NM.
Marsh & McLennan Capital, the investment subsidiary of giant broking and consulting group Marsh & Mc...
Pettersen joins Partner.
Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe has recruited Phillip Pettersen from South African broking group Forbe...
New Cap Re suspended.
Troubled Australian reinsurer New Cap Re temporarily suspended underwriting last month as a result o...
Hiscox's three syndicates.
Lloyd's managing agent Hiscox's three syndicates made a profit before personal expenses of £74m ($11...
Benefits of JLT merger boost performance.
London (re)insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) performed strongly last year as benefits fr...
High cat claims may rise further.
Insured losses from natural catastrophes have risen by a factor of 15 since the 1960s, according to ...
Kuwait wins 9-year battle.
Lloyd's and a number of (re)insurance companies worldwide face a combined bill for up to $250m follo...
New millennium, new strategy.
Axa Re's Jean-Marie Nessi and Adrian Ballardie reveal details of a radical change of direction for the company to Janina Clark.
Serbian terrorism.
In the wake of NATO strikes on Serbia, specialist Lloyd's war insurer Wellington Underwriting is off...
Brokers shown new NU ropes.
Norwich Union is going face-to-face with ITT London & Edinburgh brokers to explain how it plans to r...
Hassle free ticket.
The Crowe Insurance Group has launched a new 'hassle free' facility for provincial brokers who want ...
Back-to-work assesment plan for injured workers.
Policy Management Systems Corporation has unveiled a new liability claims solution for return-to-wor...
Lambert Fenchurch fined.
Lambert Fenchurch has been hit with a £190,000 fine by the Personal Investment Authority. The bro...
Here is the news.
A worldwide insurance news research database has been made available on the Internet to LIMNET members...
Fire protection.
The British Fire Protection Systems Association has issued its 1999 membership directory. The 24-pag...