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Zurich rocks the boat.
The Zurich Group has reorganised its marine operations in the US, moving its headquarters from Atlan...
Wellington set to buy Limit.
Wellington looked set to acquire fellow Lloyd's insurer Limit as Reinsurance went to press. Extra...
CNA forms cat unit.
CNA Re has formed a global catastrophe unit to coordinate the underwriting and management of all its...
General & Cologne rebrand.
General Re has unveiled a single brand for its own reinsurance operations and those of its subsidiar...
Annuity acquisition.
Annuity & Life Re America has bought Capitol Bankers Life Insurance from Life Reassurance Corporatio...
Interest in annuities.
Most reinsurers have been avoiding annuity risks, but XL Mid Ocean recently reinsured annuity business for Century Life. Adrian Leonard finds out why it bucked the trend.
Hurricane season forecast revised.
Hurricane forecast guru Professor Bill Gray of Colorado State University has increased the number of...
Brown steps down.
Reg Brown, president of the Chartered Insurance Institute, is to step down as active underwriter of ...
New auction date set for IRB Brasil.
The much-delayed auction of Brazil's state-owned reinsurer, IRB Brasil Re, has been rescheduled for ...
Statistics, not lies.
Mark Twain wrote in his autobiography that there are three kinds of lies - "Lies, damned lies and st...
AIR unveils quake model.
Catastrophe modelling specialist Applied Insurance Research (AIR) has developed a new method of esti...
First steps towards e-initiation.
In the third of four e-commerce articles, Belinda Saddington and Alexandra Booth look at the initial hurdles faced by European insurers setting up on-line.
New head for Employers Re.
Ronald Pressman (pictured) has replaced David Calhoun as president and chief executive of Kansas-bas...
Axa Re sets merger date.
The proposed merger of Axa Re and Axa Global Solutions (Re, December 1999, p3) to form Axa Corporate...
Steps up in life.
As part of its strategy to expand its life business, Swiss Re has appointed John Coomber, a member o...
Rogers quits Markel.
Nigel Rogers, president and chief executive of Markel International, has left the company. Anthony M...
Sorema begins London market expansion.
Sorema, the reinsurance subsidiary of French insurance group Groupama, has established a syndicate a...
Broker makes play for grey e-generation
Independent insurance broker, the Retirement Advisory Service is to target mature internet surfers wi...
Accidentcare group makes £42k
Accidentcare Group, supplier of vehicle accident assistance, has recorded a modest increase in turnov...
US property/casualty income down
Low premium growth, increased loss and loss-adjustment expenses, declining investment income and lowe...
Appointment at Association of Insurance Intermediaries & Brokers.
Dorothy Duncan has joined the Association of Insurance Intermediaries & Brokers as membership secret...
Consortium threat to adjusters.
The pressurised loss adjusting sector faces further competition with the establishment of a national...
No respite in sight.
The commercial property market has been a battleground for insurers during recent years. David Fanning talks to several big players who reveal the problems underwriters face.
Guide for IFAs.
Legal & General is offering a free desktop 'Guide to Inland Revenue Limits' to independent financial...