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Government consults on shake up of damages payments
The government is to consult on proposed changes to the way damages for future loss and care costs a...
Juul leaves Scandinavian Re
Jens Juul, founding president and chief executive of Bermudian finite reinsurer Scandinavian Re, has ...
WTC losses could cost insurers $58bn
Insured losses from the 11 September terrorist attacks on New York and Washington total $30-58bn, Swi...
Global Preferred gives top team a makeover
Global Preferred Holdings, the parent company of the Bermudian life reinsurer Global Preferred Re, ha...
Independent creditors home in on targets
Creditors of Independent Insurance are proposing to sue KPMG, Watson Wyatt, the FSA and Independent d...
Reinsurers warned of stricter regulation
(Re)insurers face more stringent regulation and demands for more reserves, according to Dennis Mahone...
Jobs on the line following management restructuring at American Re
Jobs are under threat at American Re after it announced the transfer of its international reinsurance...
Aviation broker calls for surcharge cut
The head of the London Market Insurance Brokers' Committee's aviation executive has called on insurer...
Airlines accuse insurers
At today's International Air Transport Association (IATA) aviation insurance meeting in London, Chris...
Buffett promises underwriting discipline
Underwriting discipline at Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary General Re will be tightened following anoth...
Airline terrorism cover remains in doubt
The airline industry has little idea whether it will have enough insurance to continue flying when mo...
PartnerRe boosts premiums 37% on renewals
Premiums written by PartnerRe at the 1 January renewals were 37% higher than a year before at $1.37bn...
Mühlemann leaves Swiss Re
Lukas Mühlemann, chairman and chief executive of the Credit Suisse Group, is due to step down as depu...
Steven Bensinger is CFO of Combined Specialty
Broker Aon has appointed Steven Bensinger the chief financial officer of Combined Specialty, the comp...
MP calls for OFT to investigate motor insurers
Insurers' car repair networks should be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading as they are denyin...
Danish Re Bermuda rating withdrawn
Rating agency AM Best has withdrawn its 'A-' (excellent) indicative financial strength rating of Dani...
Scor expects profit and a cash call
French reinsurer Scor predicts that it will return to profit in 2002 after making a Euro 278m loss in...
Poor service still a reality.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has endorsed the findings of a report, which claims that i...
HSBC Insurance Brokers launches new company.
HSBC Insurance Brokers has launched a new company in Bermuda - HSBC Insurance Solutions (Bermuda) - ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Nice to know the insurance industry has the interests of international espionage at heart as well mo...
Appointment at Healthsure.
Jane Beswick has been recruited by Healthsure as a customer contact team manager. She will be respon...
Insurers' tactics bad for business.
The backlash of all that has gone before us - notably the terrible disaster of 11 September - seems ...
Bruce Stevenson on track to secure premium turnover.
Edinburgh insurance broker Bruce Stevenson, is on track to secure £10m in premium turnover this year...
AMP to grow organically.
Australian insurance giant AMP this week said it would focus on growing organically rather than thro...