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A whole different world.
What a difference a year makes. When we published our annual rankings of the world's reinsurers a ye...
2001's Top 20 Reinsurers.
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Swiss Re America gets advisory board
Swiss Re of Switzerland has set up a US advisory board for its Swiss Re America operation as part of ...
Arbitrators must be open.
A harsh decision in Illinois is a reminder to arbitrators to make full disclosure. Peter Chaffetz and Charles Scibetta report.
A life in numbers.
First and foremost an actuary, John Tiller (left) is relishing his position as head of GE ERC's life business. Janina Clark reports.
Northern lights go out.
One by one, Scandinavia's reinsurers have been disappearing and the last one to go may well be asked to turn out the northern lights. Adrian Leonard finds out what went wrong in the Scandinavian reinsurance sector.
Who will foot the bill?
Laurie Kamaiko reviews the mountain of insurance litigation that has arisen since the events of 11 September.
Get ready for more change.
View the pdf of this story The reinsurance industry has encountered the worst loss in its history...
Knock-on effect.
Credit and political risk (re)insurers did not suffer direct losses from 11 September, but the terrorist attacks have had a major effect on their market. Mark Godwin reports.
Crunch time
2001 presented the reinsurance industry with its greatest ever challenge. In an analysis of Reinsurance magazine's exclusive rankings, Janina Clark assesses the results of a momentous year.
Troubled times.
Argentina's economic crisis has caused major problems for its (re)insurers and has led to an attempt to set up a domestic reinsurer. Mauricio Kitaigorodzki reports.
2001's Top 100 Reinsurance Companies.
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Build-up in Bermuda.
Reinsurance's top reinsurer rankings give the definitive picture of reinsurers' 2001 results, but there was also a significant number of start-ups late last year. Patricia Vowinkel assesses their impact.
Decisions, decisions.
Around the world, court rulings on compensation for asbestos-related injuries are having major implications for reinsurers. Adrian Leonard assesses the most recent decisions.
Endurance earns $31.3m in Q2
New Bermudian reinsurer Endurance Specialty has reported net income for the second quarter of the ye...
Greenberg joins Ace board
The Bermudian (re)insurer Ace has appointed Evan Greenberg, the chief executive of Ace Tempest Re and...
What the papers said this week.
The Times French vineyard owners are suing the country's Transport Ministry over a drink driving ...
Appointment at Gerling Global.
Ulrich Bley is to succeed Stephan Knipper as managing director of Gerling Global General and Reinsur...
Finding the key to customer retention.
A healthy client base provides the foundation of any successful business, but you cannot hang onto customers by force. Customer retention and its monitoring has become increasingly sophisticated, as Hugo Cranmore discovers.
Compliance training must be made a priority.
Intermediaries are starting to get a bit jumpy over the role of training in the Financial Services A...
Classic fundraisers.
Former Formula One World Champion Damon Hill, a patron of the Downs Syndrome Association, helped to ...
US writer files his last piece of copy.
Post Magazine's long-serving US correspondent, Dennis Madison, has died aged 82 from cancer. Always ...
Acord and the IUA launch partnership.
Insurance data standards body Acord and the International Underwriting Association this week launche...
Bright young thing.
This year's recipient of the British Insurance Awards Young Achiever of the Year award - Clair Hayward - stood out from the crowd, according to the judging panel. Richard Adams finds out what she puts her success down to.