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No peace for Names.
Lloyd's Names have had a rough ride over recent years. Massive losses and acrimonious court cases we...
Litigation to the point of excess.
Three recent cases illustrate confusion over the role of excess carriers in litigation, says Linda Dakin-Grimm.
Concentrating on capacity.
Lloyd's corporates can now do bilateral deals outside the traditional capacity exchange auctions to consolidate their portfolios. Robert C.B. Miller explains how.
New IIL officers.
The Insurance Institute of London has elected Dieter Losse, deputy chairman of reinsurance broker Be...
Jersey Commission.
Jersey has established its own Financial Services Commission to oversee the regulation, development ...
New Axa Re CEO.
Adrian Ballardie has become managing director and chief executive of Axa Re UK. He has been with Axa...
CCR buoyant despite drop in state income.
Decreased state-guaranteed reinsurance business checked premium income at French reinsurer Caisse Ce...
JLT Re changes.
Reinsurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Re has appointed John Lloyd as chairman and Michael Brookm...
Salvage Association seeks change.
The Salvage Association will have to go to the Privy Council to seek changes to its charter and rule...
India to allow foreign stakes.
India's coalition government appears to have come round to the view that foreign companies should be...
An industry in revolution.
New pockets of instability worldwide have meant new opportunities for political risk insurers, and the market is strengthening, says Kit Brownlees.
US boost for Munich Re.
The world's largest reinsurer, Munich Re, saw profits soar by 65% to more than DM 1.1bn ($600m) in 1...
Living on the edge of the Asian danger zone.
Australia's insurance industry remains relatively healthy, despite the proximity of the Asian financial crisis. Jeremy Golden reports.
Shareholders approve dividend payment.
Shareholders of Swiss Re approved a dividend payment of SF 44 ($29) per share at the company's annua...
AmRe consolidates services arms.
American Re is forming a subsidiary, Am-Re Global Services, to bring together its worldwide reinsura...
Ruling on the waves.
Fears of an underwriting dilemma caused by non-compliance with the new ISM code appear to have been unwarranted, says Eric Alexander.
A tale of three cities.
Adrian Leonard talks to Graham Dimmock of PartnerRe and SAFR about life in a global market.
ILU building delays London merger.
The planned merger of the London International Insurance and Reinsurance Market Association (Lirma) ...
Fishers deal off.
UK insurance services provider Fishers Group has abandoned its attempted acquisition of specialist e...
Eagle Star Re records profit.
Eagle Star Re recorded a pre-tax profit of £33.4m ($54m) in 1997, a sharp improvement on its loss of...
Strike hangs in the ballot.
Bosses at Co-operative Insurance are today holding their breath over the outcome of a ballot for ind...
Appointment at ITT London & Edinburgh.
ITT L&E has made several new appointments as part of a restructuring of its commercial lines sales a...
ICU won again.
Commercial Union scored a hat trick this year with a third annual win in the British Insurance Awards. Jonathan Guy spoke to Cees Schrauwers to find out how he did it.
Mexican cash waves.
Premiums for pension and retirement funds in Mexico rose by 26% in the first half of 1998 and motor ...