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Scor scores 34% premium increase
The premiums earned by the French reinsurer Scor in 2001 totalled Euro 4890m; 34% higher on a compara...
Benfield researches bio-terror
In the wake of the US anthrax letters last year, Benfield Greig has published new research into bio-t...
Odyssey Re makes London changes
Odyssey Re is to reorganise its London market division and Brian Young is to succeed David Newman as ...
New CEO for Swiss Re UK
Ruurd de Fluiter is to take over from Martin Albers as chief executive of Swiss Re UK in July. Mr d...
Markel disappointed at 2001 performance
Markel Corporation sees some business potential in the gap in the US medical malpractice market left ...
WR Berkley loses more than expected
US (re)insurer WR Berkley said that it would make a net loss in the fourth quarter of $2.05 per share...
Pinsent appoints reinsurance head
Tim Burton, the group legal counsel at reinsurance intermediary Benfield, is to lead the national and...
Israeli reinsurance withdrawal has no effect
The withdrawal of a number of overseas reinsurers from underwriting compulsory lines in the Israeli m...
Rebriefs - AM Best.
Rating agency AM Best has assigned ratings to three new Bermudian reinsurers. Allied World Assurance...
Appointment at American Re
John Phelan is to succeed Ed Noonan as president and chief executive officer of Munich Re's subsidiar...
P&C performed poorly before WTC, says Fitch.
Even before the terrorist attacks on 11 September, 2001 was "truly a horrible year" for property and...
Primary concerns.
Consolidation among Europe's life insurers might be expected to mean increased retentions, but the statistics tell a different story. Paul Waterhouse of Standard & Poor's takes a look.
Rebriefs - Ace USA.
Ace USA, part of the Ace Group, has become a member of the United States Aviation Insurance Group (U...
Attacks shake up market.
Difficulty finding reinsurance capacity at affordable rates following the attacks of 11 September could be just the break the catastrophe bond market needs. Patricia Vowinkel finds out whether cat bonds are about to take off.
No IRB Re sell-off in sight, says Scor
A leading reinsurance executive in Latin America has predicted that the promised and long-delayed pri...
Appointment at Oliver Wyman.
The former chief financial officer and chief risk officer of Swiss Re New Markets, Tom Wilson, has j...
Next El Nino on its way
El Nino warm conditions in the tropical Pacific, which are believed to produce extremes of weather, ...
Appointment at Benfield Greig Ltd.
Charles Fry has been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Benfield Greig Ltd. He will report t...
Rebriefs - Ace.
Bermudian (re)insurance group Ace has said its net operating income for the fourth quarter of 2001 w...
Casualty loss development speeds up.
Losses are being reported more quickly to casualty excess reinsurers according to a survey by the Re...
Rush to fill key posts.
View the pdf of this story Sun, sea, sand and ... a strong reputation as an offshore tax haven a...
Life on the web.
Life reinsurers may not have been at the forefront of e-commerce but they are now starting to communicate electronically with their clients and explore ways of doing business on-line. Pravin Jeyaraj reports.
Arbitration will prevail.
Attempts to void arbitration clauses in policies covering the World Trade Centre will fail, argue Peter Chaffetz and Fred Reinke.
Bodily injury studied again.
The International Underwriting Association of London has commissioned a third study into bodily inju...