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Change still coming
Two years on from Reinsurance's last survey in London, market attitudes are still coloured by uncertainty. Marc Jones looks at the predictions.
Munich Re shuffles more senior jobs
Munich Re's boardroom shake-up continues with the departure of management board member Clement Boot...
More challenges ahead
Donovan North assesses the impact of Taiwan's first catastrophe bond, regulatory change and the opportunities for Taiwanese insurers to operate in China.
Rebriefs - Tropical Storm Risk launches tropical storm tracker.
Tropical Storm Risk, a consortium of experts led by the UK-based Benfield Hazard Research Centre, ha...
German court approves Gerling sale
The Gerling group said it would finally sell its reinsurance operations to a company controlled by ...
Platform of opportunity
Technology. Some of us are endlessly fascinated by it. The vast majority of us, I suspect, are larg...
Burned by D&O
London got its fingers so severely burned offering directors' and officers' cover that the market has all but disappeared. Adrian Leonard investigates what went wrong with D&O.
Storing up trouble.
The launch of ever-larger container ships with less resistance to rolling, combined with incorrect stowage of loads, is a huge threat for marine underwriters, says Patricia Vowinkel.
A winning hand
Despite recent departures, leading reinsurers are still very keen to do business in London. Adrian Leonard examines the market's major players.
Repeople - Appointment at International Union of Aviation Insurers.
Hans Sandstrom, a senior vice-president at Inter Hannover, has been elected president of the Interna...
Taking control.
Adrian Leonard uncovers the truth behind Catlin's takeover of the International Group of P&I clubs' reinsurance programme.
Cat indexer gets backers
CatiXL, a new company developing catastrophe indices, has signed up four investors. Reinsurance...
Market surges ahead
For the first time in more than a decade, Lloyd's is riding the crest of a wave as its competitors suffer. Robert CB Miller examines this turn in fortunes.
Axis floats in New York
Bermuda-based (re)insurer Axis Capital Holdings planned to sell 13.4 million new common shares in a...
Rebriefs - GFH to set up first captive insurer.
Islamic investment bank Gulf Finance House (GFH) of Bahrain is to set up what is claimed to be the M...
Rebriefs - PXRe asks permission to offer securities.
Bermudian reinsurer PXRe has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission of the US for permission t...
Management seeks funds to buy Trenwick
Trenwick Managing Agents, the Lloyd's operation of troubled Bermudian (re)insurer Trenwick Group, w...
Under pressure.
The marine market may have hardened but underwriters still have much to do to ensure they make a profit. Eric Alexander examines the dynamics of a difficult market.
Ace promotes Greenberg
Bermuda-based (re)insurance group Ace has appointed Evan Greenberg president and chief operating offi...
Damage limitation
Fear of terrorist attacks has fuelled reinsurers' calls for a fully limited motor liability market in Europe, but their campaign appears stuck in first gear. Adrian Leonard reports.
A crucial decision
A critical appeal hearing could decide whether the World Trade Centre loss was one or two 'occurrences', say Peter Chaffetz and Steven Schwartz.
Rebriefs - Swiss Re sells stake in PartnerRe.
Swiss Re has sold its 16% stake in Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe, in which it was an initial investo...
AIR Worldwide predicts high insurance loss.
Tornadoes that swept across the US in May could produce the costliest such insurance loss in history...
Repeople - Appointment at PXRe.
PXRe is keeping it in the family as chief executive Gerald Radke hands over his role as chief execut...