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Earthquake data can benefit insurance industry
The insurance industry has not fully benefited from the increasing amount of earthquake hazard research, according to a leading earthquake expert.
Research into natural hazards published
The International Underwriting Association has published new research aimed at providing insurers with more information about exposure to natural hazards.
Appointment at Swiss Re
Swiss Re's board of directors has announced that it is going to propose Kaspar Villiger for electi...
Workers' Compensation - Californian insurers hit by losses
Insurers providing workers' compensation coverage in California had their seventh straight year of l...
P&I - Shipping splash for London Club
The London P&I Club has announced that its members are ordering an increasing amount of new tonnage ...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Services
Miller Insurance Services has announced that Peter Dixon has been recruited as a director in its m...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Andrew Jones is the new group reinsurance manager at Ecclesiastical. Mr Jones will lead the coordi...
P&C - Aspen expands its US P&C arm
Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings is expanding its US property reinsurance arm with the creatio...
Appointment at SVB Holdings
SVB Holdings has recruited Peter Matson as senior underwriter. Mr Matson was the co-founder and he...
Appointment at The London Underwriting Centre
The London Underwriting Centre (LUC) has announced that Victor Blake has been appointed to serve a...
Appointment at the Institute of Actuaries
Michael Pomery will be the next president of the Institute of Actuaries. Mr Pomery became an actua...
Appointment at Arthur J Gallagher
Arthur J Gallagher has announced that Theodore ("Tat") Skirvin has been appointed vice-president -...
Products - RJ Kiln goes to war
Lloyd's managing agent RJ Kiln has added long-term and domestic war on land insurance to the special...
Acquisition - Willis looks to Copenhagen
Willis has announced that it has agreed to acquire Copenhagen-based reinsurance broking company Kire...
Appointment at Guy Carpenter
Guy Carpenter has appointed David Lightfoot as manager of its actuarial and catastrophe modelling ...
Reweb - XL Capital announces fourth-quarter 2003 results
Bermuda-based (re)insurer XL Capital has announced that the company's fourth-quarter 2003 results wi...
Reweb - Swiss Re sponsors coverage for insurance-linked security
Swiss Re has sponsored $400m of coverage for its first insurance-linked security relating to life in...
Appointment on the Lloyd's Franchise Board
Steven Burns has been appointed as a non-executive director on the Lloyd's Franchise Board. Mr Bur...
Appointment at John B Collins Associates
Reinsurance intermediary John B Collins Associates has announced that Simon Hudson has joined the ...
Appointment at Aspen Re America
Brian Boornazian has been appointed president and chief underwriting officer, property reinsurance...
Exemptions - IUA publishes FET list
The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has published an online list of the London company ...
KWELM run-off closure agreed
Multi-billion dollar settlement to offer claimants up to 76% of sums due
Beddis continues acquisition spree
Birmingham-based Insurance broker Beddis & Partners has acquired Wolverhampton-based BW Cooper (Insurance Brokers).
Hiscox Insurance boss Sian Fisher resigns
Sian Fisher, the managing director of Hiscox plc subsidiary Hiscox Insurance, has resigned and will be leaving the company at the beginning of February 2004.