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Oxendine goes to Hague conference
Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine has been appointed by the National Association of Insur...
S&P takes ERAC off CreditWatch
Re-ratings
Greenberg promoted at Ace
Ace has announced that Evan Greenberg has been promoted to the post of chief executive of the compan...
Munich Re announces 2003 loss
Munich Re made a net loss of EUR434m over 2003, its first net year loss for 97 years. The company b...
US Senate moves on Hatch asbestos bill
US Senator Orrin Hatch's bill to reform the US asbestos litigation system could be revived by April ...
S&P revises outlook on IORe
Re-ratings
Heath Lambert sells business to Marsh
Broker Heath Lambert has announced that it has sold Heath Lambert Australia, based in Sydney, to Mar...
Appointment at Claims Management Group
Claims Management Group (CMGL) has announced that Laurent Duval is the new general manager of its Pa...
Appointment at Montpelier Re
Montpelier Re has unveiled the appointment of Anthony Taylor chairman of the board of directors. Mr ...
European reinsurance stocks attractive
European reinsurance stocks are attractively valued following their poor performance in 2003, accord...
Court rules on HIH contracts
The New South Wales Supreme Court has approved a deed that will return approximately A$300m to the l...
Benfield posts profit
Reinsurance intermediary Benfield has announced that it made a pre-tax profit of £31.2m over 2003, a...
Exxon Valdez case finally closes
One of the longest running cases to affect the London excess of loss reinsurance spiral market is no...
Appointment at Marsh
Michael Beckett is the new leader of Marsh's newly formed charities and non profit organisations pra...
Appointment at Council of Lloyd's
The Council of Lloyd's has been joined by Philip Lader, a former US ambassador to the UK. Mr Lader w...
Helphire selects Audatex's vehicle repair estimating system
Accident management group Helphire has chosen Audatex as its vehicle repair estimating system, aiming to control costs for third party insurers.
Benfield launches underwriting pricing tool
Benfield today announced the launch of CAPRe (Capital Allocation Pricing for Reinsurers), a new underwriting pricing and management tool for reinsurers writing catastrophe business.
Allianz looks to China
Allianz Group is committing itself to expanding its business presence in China.
Standard Life announces 1000 redundancies and demutualisation plan
Standard Life today said that demutualisation is the best option to address the issue of capital constraints and it is in the best interests of the company and its policyholders. The mutual also announced plans to reduce costs by reducing its headcount…
Allianz Cornhill launches claims academy
Allianz Cornhill has launched a training and development academy for its 600 claims staff.
Hiddleston to retire from RBS Insurance
RBS Insurance has announced that David Hiddleston, the former development director of Churchill, is to retire at the end of April.