News
ING rebrands.
Dutch insurance group ING is to rebrand as ING Re its reinsurance operations in the US, the Netherla...
Seoul mates.
US-based Employers Re has set up a representative office in Seoul and has appointed Mr Young-Soo Shi...
Millers warning to Lloyd's.
Lloyd's broker Miller Insurance has warned that Lloyd's decision to open the market to non-Lloyd's b...
Hannover Re boosted by program income.
Hannover Re has reported gross premium income for 1999 up almost 50% on the previous year. Howeve...
British Insurance Award winners.
The winners of this year's British Insurance Awards were presented with their awards last month at a...
Global reinsurance - More mergers forecast among reinsurers.
The global reinsurance market should see the start of rate recovery this year, but it faces major st...
Amlin approved.
Amlin has received approval from Lloyd's to merge its syndicates 902 and 1141 with syndicate 2001. T...
Three's a crowd.
John Butler reviews the implications for reinsurers of the UK's latest legislation on the rights of third parties.
BLG to open in China.
London-based law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is to open an office in Shanghai. The company was gra...
Worst year for Munich Re.
1999 was the worst year for natural catastrophe losses in Munich Re's 120-year history, the group ha...
Getting together.
Consolidating arbitrations may be the most efficient way to solve a multi-party dispute, but can arbitrations legally be consolidated? Peter Chaffetz (pictured) and Steven Schwartz investigate.
Lime St. leaders.
For the first time, Reinsurance has ranked the leading reinsurance syndicates at Lloyd's. Adrian Leonard reports on the state of the reinsurance market at Lloyd's and profiles five of the top six syndicates.
PWS may go private.
Managers at reinsurance broking group PWS are considering a buyout of the company. Group managing...
French reinsurers' profits plummet.
French reinsurers saw their net result fall by almost two thirds to Fr 970m ($141m) in 1999 from Fr ...
Tightrope walker.
As chief executive of Lloyd's, Nick Prettejohn has to tread a fine line to keep all sectors of the market happy. He tells Janina Clark about his balancing act.
Taking stock of ILVs.
Integrated Lloyd's Vehicles (ILVs) have failed to be a hit with the stock market. Robert CB Miller finds out why the share prices of Lloyd's corporates have remained so low.
Premiums leap at Latin American Re.
Latin American Re increased its gross written premiums by 72% and its net earned premiums by 122% in...
S&P to start rating Lloyd's syndicates.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has announced that it is to rate the financial strength of Lloyd's s...
Rhine Re outlook negative after buy.
Rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) has revised its outlooks on the Rhine Re Group and Imperial ...
An Ace division.
Bermuda-based (re)insurer Ace has set up a division to offer non-traditional insurance and finance-r...
Reinsurers' rankings are revealed.
Next month, a special issue of Reinsurance brings you exclusive rankings of 1999's top 100 reinsuran...
Strong winds of change.
Change is in the air at Lloyd's, creating optimism in the market. Cameron Andrews reports on the latest news from Lime Street.
Russian insurers disappear.
In 1998, 2334 insurers were listed in Russia's state register, but the number fell to 1532 by the be...
Search for CEO ends.
Bahrain-based Arig has appointed Udo Krueger (pictured), formerly chief executive of Allianz Re Asia...