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Appointment at Max Re Capital
Max Re Capital has appointed Peter Minton to its board of directors. Mr Minton serves as executive v...
A dip in the pool
Hurricane Charley has shown the value of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, but it may also prove a timely example of pooled reinsurance as Tria comes up for renewal
Wait and see for global aviation market
An new report by Aon suggests that the aviation market may harden towards the end of the year as exposure keeps increasing
Heath Lambert starts Malaysian venture
Broker Heath Lambert has launched a joint venture in Malaysia. In the past few months, Antah Heath L...
Appointment at Talbot Underwriting
Talbot Underwriting has announced the appointment of Gilles Bonvarlet to the newly created position ...
Industry counts cost of Hurricane Charley
A massive clear-up operation is under way in Florida after the impact of Hurricane Charley
Appointment at XL Capital
XL Capital has appointed Eugene McQuade to its board of directors. Mr McQuade was formerly president...
Boscastle bill could reach millions
Estimates of the damage caused by the devastating flood that ripped through the Cornish village of B...
NAIC head quits
Ernie Csiszar has resigned as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has announced three new appointments as it bolsters its provision of insurance and risk manageme...
New chair for IUA Committee
The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has appointed a new chairman for its Marine Technic...
PWC survey looks at risk
Financial services companies have pushed risk management further up the corporate agenda and regard ...
Appointment at Allianz Insurance Management Asia Pacific
Bruce Bowers has been appointed chief executive, Asia, of Allianz Insurance Management Asia Pacific,...
S&P assigns new rating for HCC subsidiaries
Re-ratings
Appointment at Aon Environmental Consulting and Solutions
Aon has set up a new section, Aon Environmental Consulting and Solutions, in its Global Risks unit. ...
Survey points to global standards for US
A significant majority (81%) of North American life insurance company chief financial officers (CFOs...
Appointment at Wellington Underwriting
Julian Hance has been appointed to the board of Wellington Underwriting as a non-executive director....
Ascot signs up with Kinnect
Lloyd's managing agency Ascot has signed up with Kinnect, the Lloyd's-sponsored initiative that capt...
Moody's downgrades Kiln syndicate
Re-ratings
Appointment at Heath Lambert Insurance Services
Steve Bartlett has been appointed as managing director of the wholesale division at Heath Lambert In...
Converium announces changes
Converium has announced a number of substantial changes following its external reserve review.
Allied opens London reinsurance operation
Bermudian property and casualty reinsurer Allied World Assurance Holdings has opened a branch office in London.
Stratum to manage BIIC
Stratum, a Bahrain-based investment advisory firm, has been appointed by the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) to serve as the strategic project manager for the Bahrain International Insurance Center (BIIC).