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New Airmic chair.
The UK's Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has elected Mark Butterworth (above) as its chai...
High worth on the high seas.
As a new generation of cruise ships takes to the water, Eric Alexander examines the potential exposures in one of shipping's few growth areas.
Labuan Re rated.
A.M. Best has assigned a 'B ' (very good) rating to Malaysian reinsurer Labuan Re. The US agency bas...
Names see red as profits are witheld.
Profit withholding under the new 'Glass Test' review of Names' solvency was the major topic of debat...
Paved with good retentions.
The Indian insurance market has maximised its retentions, but Adrian Leonard finds that everything will change when liberalisation eventually occurs.
Willis and MoD partnership.
Willis Risk Solutions has gained access to a team of over 11,000 scientists and engineers following ...
Swiss Re backs marine at Lloyd's.
Swiss Re and Chartwell Re are backing a new marine hull syndicate at Lloyd's, which will target the ...
Back to the lab.
Industry-wide research initiatives could help (re)insurers judge when media hype becomes a warning of potential liabilities. John Sanders reports.
Ace to buy Capital Re, RGB still for sale.
Ace Ltd is to add another company to its growing Bermuda-based empire with the acquisition of New Yo...
Double prediction of hurricane trouble.
This year's hurricane season is set to be more active than usual, according to predictions from two ...
French results show red.
The technical result of France's reinsurers has dipped into the red for the first time since 1994, w...
Ace appointments.
Bermudian (re)insurance giant Ace has appointed Dominic Frederico as chairman, president and chief e...
Cologne Re warns of "considerable loss".
Cologne Re has warned shareholders that its 1998 underwriting result is "not satisfactory". Final...
The Bermuda of Europe.
Ireland has become a favoured location for many international players, but what will happen when tax concessions are abolished? David Fanning reports.
Re - Special August Issue - Facts at your fingertips.
The reinsurance market is truly in the midst of unprecedented change. Operations are being merged...
Brockbank board.
Michael Esposito and John Loudon have been appointed to the board of the Brockbank Group as non-exec...
Swiss Re principal.
Thomas Wilson, previously with consulting firm McKinsey & Co., has been named a principal and head o...
A credit to the profession.
John Sanders finds credit (re)insurers bullish about the prospects for their market.
Environmental insurer cleaned up by XL.
Bermudian giant XL Capital has continued along the acquisition trail with its purchase of ECS Inc, a...
Ace syndicate merger plan blocked.
Names on John Charman's syndicate 488 have blocked the merger by Bermudian insurer Ace's Lloyd's sub...
Fixed premiums versus mutuality.
The P&I market is hotting up as fixed premium entrants put pressure on the mutual clubs that dominate the sector. Alex Beatty reports.
Facing up to a sea change.
Developments in the marine market have prompted the Salvage SAssociation to become more commercial.
Wise network launched.
The organisation being created by the merger of the three electronic networks for the insurance indu...
Brokers opt for new identities.
New logos have just been unveiled by two of the market's top brokers. Last month Willis Corroon l...