News
RAA's 1999 results.
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) has reported a combined ratio of 114% for the US proper...
Appointment at Swiss Re New Markets.
Achim Bauer, joint head of global marketing at Swiss Re New Markets (SRNM), has been appointed manag...
Global dynamics.
UK-based actuarial consultant English Matthews Brockman has established a joint-venture company with...
PWS bought by managers.
Shareholders in reinsurance broking group PWS have approved its management's buyout offer (Re, July ...
Lloyd's Aviation sold.
Lloyd's has sold Lloyd's Aviation, its aviation loss adjusting and surveying service, to the Charles...
London plan is imminent.
A report outlining new London market procedures and standards will be released this month, the Inter...
Seeing the bigger picture.
Easily the most interesting remark heard this month was made by a guest at our Lunch Forum. The g...
RenRe's NWP rise.
The net written premiums of RenaissanceRe Holdings of Bermuda totalled $64.8m - 86% up on a year bef...
BAIG flies into US market.
British Aviation Insurance Group (BAIG), the London-based global aerospace (re)insurer, is to enter ...
GE rebranding for ERC Frankona.
ERC Frankona has been re-named GE Frankona Re by US parent Employers Re (ERC). The rebranding, ef...
Finite possibilities.
Jed Rhoads argues that finite reinsurance can offer solutions to companies' risk management problems, whether those companies are well-run and profitable or desperately in need of a helping hand.
US fires spark few losses.
The forest fires raging through many western states of the US are expected to produce few (re)insura...
Facing up to cyber-claims.
In the last of four articles looking at e-commerce, Alan Fisher and Tony Levitt consider the principal features of e-commerce liability and property claims.
Everest's net climb.
Everest Re Group's net income was $38.7m, 1.6% up on a year before. There was a 3.8% increase in net...
Transre solid
Transre solid Transatlantic Holdings of the US increased its net written premiums by 11.9% on a yea...
Eastgate to run ARP.
Eastgate Insurance Services has been appointed by The Law Society to manage the Assigned Risks Pool ...
PR pensions online.
Public relations professionals will soon be able to buy pensions online, following the latest affini...
ALARM grows.
The Association of Local Authority Risk Managers reports that its membership has reached 1200 and pr...
The ABI announces new protocol.
The Association of British Insurers is set to announce a new protocol for bodyshops dealing with cre...
Aon acquisition.
Aon Consulting is to acquire Actuarial Sciences Associates, an employee benefits and compensation co...
Appointment at insurE-com.
Internet company insurE-com, has appointed three key staff. Chris Newman has been made business deve...
State of ALARM.
Kevin McGlone, chairman of the Association of Local Authority Risk Managers, is tuned in to the merits of new technology in the association's work on core competency and training in the public sector. He tells Anthony Gould why.
Groupama offers One Stop car Shop.
Groupama is now able to offer motor policyholders a replacement car for total losses, after striking...
Baltic Exchange disappointed at planning permission.
The Baltic Exchange has expressed disappointment that the proposed Swiss Re tower has been granted p...