News
Taking lessons in e-security.
Bermuda's (re)insurers have been seeking advice from Dr Bill Hancock (left), scourge of computer hackers the world over. Mairi Mallon reports.
1999's Top 20 Reinsurance Groups Ranked by net written premiums
REINSURANCE STATISTICS (A) Net written reinsurance premiums 1999 ($m) (B) Net written reinsuranc...
Rocky road to recovery.
The ice storm of 1998 did little to thaw frozen reinsurance rates, and fewer and fewer cessions mean improvement in the Canadian reinsurance market is likely to be slow. Adrian Leonard reports.
Shifting sands.
Maria Kielmas reports on slow progress with (re)insurance privatisation in Egypt and opportunities in medical insurance in Saudi Arabia and talks to Arig's new chief executive about the company's plans.
Risk-taker nurtures internet start-ups.
After establishing itself as a free-thinker in the (re)insurance market, Centre Solutions is branching out as an 'internet incubator'. Mairi Mallon reports.
Rhine takes new routes.
Rhine Re is putting last year's major losses behind it and hitting the acquisition trail. New chief executive Dennis Purkiss tells Cameron Andrews about his plans.
1999's Top 100 Reinsurance Companies Ranked by net written premiums.
REINSURANCE STATISTICS (A) Net written premiums 1999 ($m) (B) Net written premiums 1998 ($m) (C...
Coping with the ups and downs.
As the swings in the insurance cycle become more violent, Robert C.B. Miller examines strategies for dealing with such wildly fluctuating market conditions.
Alive with opportunity.
Maria Kielmas finds that power trading among the world's newly deregulated electricity producers is opening up opportunity for innovative insurers.
A criminal waste of money.
Fraudsters cost the (re)insurance market billions of dollars every year. Cameron Andrews looks at what is being done to combat crime.
Negative outlook for UK property & casualty
Rating Agency Moody's has maintained its negative rating outlook for the short-term future of the UK ...
Zurich pulls out of accident repair
The UK general insurance business of the Zurich Financial Services Group is to close its two in-house...
Indie Irish manager leaves for family reasons
Michael Gaughan, the man who help set up Independent Insurance's Irish operation and became its first...
Zurich reports strong life business growth
Changes being made by Zurich Financial Services to its distribution channels appear to be working as ...
Independent profits up
Independent Insurance reported strong growth with a 39% rise in underwriting profit to £24m in its in...
Standard Life faces another fight
Standard is Life is reported to be facing another demutualisation campaign. Scottish businessman Go...
Rural crime on the up
There has been a dramatic rise in rural crime according to a new report from insurer NFU Mutual. Th...
American Re acquisition terminated
New Jersey-based American Re's proposed acquisition of United National Group (UNG) of Pennsylvania ha...
Scott takes over Bland role
The Chartered Insurance Institute has found a replacement for director general David Bland who is due...
Barclays and Woolwich unite
Barclays bank is to acquire the Woolwich for £5.4bn, doubling the bank's 4% share of the UK home lo...
CGNU close to US sale
CGNU is expected to announce it has found a buyer for its US property and casualty operations in the ...
Bennetts updates online site.
E@sy riding Motorcycle insurance broker, Bennetts, has updated its online site, www.bennetts.co.uk, ...
Ecclesiastical dismisses bats claim.
A leading church insurer has dismissed pressure group claims that England's churches are under siege...
ABTA loses market grip?
The Association of British Travel Agents has said it is not concerned by a direct insurer's claim it...