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Swiss Re warns on water risks.
Swiss Re is undertaking what could be the first detailed study into water risks in the light of issu...
News in brief.
Reinsurex, a new reinsurance broker, is to open for business in New York in June and also has plans ...
News in brief.
US property casualty reinsurers wrote $24.9bn of net premiums last year, up from $21.2bn in 1999, ac...
Appointment at Transatlantic Re.
Transatlantic Re has recruited Julian Spence to its London branch. He joins from Janson Green's synd...
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Bermudian (re)insurance group XL Capital and three other investors are to take a $112.5m stake in Be...
PartnerRe reshuffle.
Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe is reorganising its global operations and has renamed its French subsi...
Benfield Greig set to overtake Willis.
Benfield Greig's $179m cash acquisition of EW Blanch will push it ahead of Willis to become the worl...
Openness beats secrecy.
It is a dilemma that faces every business: how to strike the right balance between showing off your ...
Insurers challenged and vulnerable
UK insurance companies are looking increasingly challenged and vulnerable, according to a report publ...
City dresses down for May Day protests
Insurers and brokers based in the City of London have been advised to be on red alert ahead of today'...
ABI agrees to genetics moratorium
The Association of British Insurers has confirmed it is to extend its existing moratorium on the use ...
July test for LMP reforms
July's reinsurance renewals will be the first true test of the take-up of the LMP2001 reforms to the ...
Chaucer downbeat until 2002
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer has posted a loss before tax of £4.1m for the financial year ended 31 Decembe...
Changes at top for Generali
At its annual general meeting in Trieste, Italy last weekend, Italian insurance giant Generali replac...
Too many brokers chasing too little work
There are too many provincial brokers handling too little business, Hugh Warren, chief executive of W...
Kiln set for major change
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Kiln has posted a pre-tax loss of £2.7m for the year ended 31 December 200...
Kiln to restructure following loss
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Kiln has posted a pre-tax loss of £2.7m for the year ended 31 December 200...
Reinsurance falls but profits up at Berkley
Berkley Corporation has reported first quarter revenues for 2001 of $449m (£310m), a 6% increase on t...
One stop shop.
Alexander Forbes Professions has launched a new general business insurance policy for law firms. The...
Tough talk from Primary.
The Primary Group is planning an aggressive acquisition programme after setting up a London-based un...
Strong strips off.
Gary Strong, GAB Robins subsidence director, recently climbed Everest. Mr Strong, who will be speaki...
Appointment at Actinic.
Actinic, the SME e-commerce software specialist, has appointed Nick Kington as its marketing directo...
Post Magazine organises Technical Masterclass.
Few areas in recent years have given claims managers as big a headache as subsidence claims. They po...
Appointment at GAB Robins.
Richard Jones has been recruited by GAB Robins to fill the role of marketing manager. He will work c...