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UK in firing line as RSA plans revealed
Royal & Sun Alliance's UK and US general insurance businesses are unlikely to be spared change when...
Chiefs come clean on the European Union
What do the movers and shakers in the UK insurance industry really think about the European Union? Anthony Gould reports on the findings of an Association of British Insurers' survey of UK insurance company chief executives due to be published this week.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny had a delightful time in Brighton last week, where she stayed to sample the gay life and also...
Pole position changes
Poland's insurance market is gradually being transformed by a combination of acquisitions and start-ups, but reinsurers are cautious about accepting Polish business. Adrian Leonard finds out why.
Names appeal Jaffray case
Lloyd's Names in dispute with the market over past losses sought court approval late in October to ...
Barton quits Faraday over policy differences
Nigel Barton has stepped down from the chief executive position at London market (re)insurer Farada...
Reinsurance announce the appointment of new publisher
Reinsurance magazine is delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Blakesley (right) as publi...
Appointment at IAIS
Yoshihiro Kawai, 42, will succeed Knut Hohlfeld as secretary general of the International Associati...
Making technology work
Will technology be Bermuda's salvation? To look at Bermuda's (re)insurance market at the moment (se...
Wellington seeks cash
Lloyd's insurer Wellington plans to raise around £120m ($186m) through a share offering this month....
China publishes re rules
China has moved a step closer to opening up the country to reinsurers with the publication of regul...
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 ...