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Regulators get tougher
International bodies have stepped up their pressure for improved reinsurance supervision and more t...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Broker Heath Lambert has appointed two directors in its capital markets division. Lance Gibbins (to...
Rebriefs - Arig has closed its extended rights offer
The Arab Insurance Group (Arig) has closed its extended rights offer and was preparing to announce ...
A growing concern
As mould claims become more common, Dr Michael Pickel and Ingrid Dahlquist assess the problem and offer risk managers and insurers advice on limiting exposure.
Only small percentage of flood losses were insured
Only a small percentage of the losses from August's floods in central Europe were insured, leading ...
Ready to go platinum
St Paul is pressing ahead with the spin-off of its reinsurance arm into a new Bermudian company, despite the scepticism of analysts. Mairi Mallon reports.
In father's footsteps
Having a father in the reinsurance industry failed to deter Ken LeStrange, chief executive of Endurance Specialty, from a career in reinsurance. Janina Clark meets a man who professes a love of his job.
Appointment at GE Employers Re
GE Employers Re (GE ERC) has appointed Steven Kelner (right) as its global reserving actuary for pr...
Rebriefs - Munich Re and Swiss Re stripped of 'AAA' ratings
The world's top two reinsurers, Munich Re and Swiss Re, have been stripped of 'AAA' ratings. Munich...
Rebriefs - Hurricane Lili will cost insurers around $335m
Hurricane Lili, which struck US states Louisiana and Mississippi on 3 October, will cost insurers a...
Flood losses rise
Recent catastrophic floods such as those in central Europe have affected many (re)insurers' motor portfolios. Adrian Leonard wades through the deluge and suggests that motor (re)insurers should be reassessing flood risk.
Full to bursting
Lack of office space and of intellectual capital on Bermuda are threatening to stifle further growth on the island, reports Mairi Mallon.
Wurtt UK denies cutbacks
Wurtt UK, the London market operation of German insurer Wurttembergische, has denied press reports ...
Montpelier goes public and raises $201m
New Bermudian reinsurer Montpelier Re has raised $201m through an initial public offering of shares...
Rebriefs - Aon joins forces with management consultingn firm
Broker Aon has joined forces with former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani's management consulting fi...
Flying high - for now
The influx of capital and companies has made it a boom year in Bermuda, but will it last? Janina Clark introduces this special report.
Rebriefs - Kirkway International wrongly described
Reinsurance broker Kirkway International was wrongly described in last month's Reinsurance. Kirkway...
Rebriefs - Scor has its credit ratings lowered.
Scor, France's largest reinsurer, has had its financial strength and counterparty credit ratings lo...
Image under attack
Bermuda's reputation, a primary international asset, is under siege. Roger Crombie examines the main threats.
S&P in US terror warning
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned that the introduction of federal terrorism cover in the ...
One win for WTC cover
The recent ruling that the attack on the World Trade Centre was one occurrence is not the end of the battle for its (re)insurers. Steven Schwartz and Cecilia Froelich Moss report.
Reinsurers hold firm on rates
With Gerling's no-show, the impact of August's European floods and the push for higher premiums, there was plenty to talk about at the renewal negotiations in Baden-Baden late last month. Eric Alexander reports from the spa town in Germany's Black Forest.
Platinum set to spin off
The long-awaited flotation of Bermuda's Platinum Holdings, the spin-off of US (re)insurer St Paul's...
Losses generate a sinking feeling
Marine underwriters attending the International Union of Marine Insurance (Iumi) conference in New ...