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Syndicate to bridge the capital gap.
Lloyd's is considering the introduction of a new type of syndicate to smooth over the occasionally b...
Time for a long, hard look.
Talk of market changes, both current and future, dominated the International Underwriting Association of London's seminar in Stockholm, reports Janina Clark.
Lloyd's predicts a return to losses.
Lloyd's global results, revealed last month, show red ink creeping back into the accounts. Alex Beatty reports.
GIO Re review shows massive losses.
Australian (re)insurer GIO Re is facing losses of at least A$300m ($200m) on its reinsurance busines...
ALM says Names' returns beat corporates.
Names achieve better average returns at Lloyd's than quoted corporate capital vehicles, according to...
Ayala for Latin.
Latin American Re has named Luis Ayala as its regional managing director in Argentina for the Mercos...
Bad news for good media relations.
The rationalisation of the once mighty - and very expensive - Lloyd's bureaucracy continues apace wi...
Turbulent times.
Changes to passenger liability limitations are still surrounded by considerable uncertainty, reports Stacey Shapiro.
London market broker provides backing.
A London market broker has provided the backing for an innovative new bar in the City of London wher...
Price Forbes at Lloyd's.
Broker Price Forbes has been approved as a Lloyd's broker. The company had previously operated at Ll...
Aon, Ace and RSA form ART joint ventures.
Bermudian insurance group Ace has combined with global broker Aon and UK composite insurer Royal & S...
Series of violent tornadors devastates property.
A series of violent tornadoes devastated property in 18 US states last month and caused record losse...
Like a good antique.
While it is difficult to determine the length of the insurance cycle, Lloyd's long-run return is likely to be higher in the future than in the past, says Robert C. B. Miller.
Daniel moves to ERC.
Wayne Daniel is to head the financial reinsurance operations of the European strategic reassurance d...
Winds of change blow strong.
(Re)insurers looking for the quiet life are in the wrong business, according to the results of Reinsurance's executive survey. Janina Clark sifts through the predictions.
Limit merger.
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Limit intends to merge its three non-US liability syndicates - 45, 386 an...
Engestrom to Tempest.
Property catastrophe reinsurer Tempest Re has appointed John Engestrom as president and chief execut...
Reinsurers forced to take the controls.
As losses mount and fragmentation persists in the primary market, airline reinsurers are taking action to stabilise plunging rates. Adrian Leonard reports.
It is not all bad news.
In a personal view, space broker Brian Moore compares the current market with that of the mid-1980s.
Swiss Re tightens belt after results.
Swiss Re, the world's second largest reinsurer, has launched a major efficiency drive following the ...
PartnerRe increased operating earnings.
Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe increased operating earnings per share to $1.11 in the second quarter ...
Artemis goes live.
On-line information provider Wire has established a free-access Internet portal for the alternative ...
London united?
Some of the results of Reinsurance's survey of executive opinion at the International Underwriting A...
Rhine Re books help boost profit.
Swiss reinsurer Rhine Re's profits jumped to SFr 32m ($21m) last year from SFr 10.3m in 1997 as the ...