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Scor attacks downgrading
French (re)insurer Scor has described rating agency AM Best's decision to lower the company's financ...
Appointment at Hannover Re
Hannover Re has announced that Eric Schuh has taken over from Dr Lutz Kohler as head of corporate co...
Appointment at Arch Re
Dr Riccardo Nicolini has been appointed European marketing representative at Arch Re, a subsidiary o...
Life reinsurance market set to grow, says S&P
A new report from rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) claims that the life reinsurance market is s...
More turbulence is on the way
Uncertainty is still widespread in the troubled aviation (re)insurance market, as it enters its main renewal period
Re-ratings - Employer's Re Corporation
Employer's Re Corporation (ERC) has had its financial strength and counterparty credit ratings downg...
Maemi hits East China Sea
Typhoon Maemi caused widespread damage when it hit South Korea and the Okinawan islands to the south...
Raters are tolerated but not loved
The rating companies have huge influence but reinsurers are beginning to bite back when they receive poor ratings
Appointment at XL Insurance (Bermuda)
Don Baker has joined XL Capital subsidiary XL Insurance (Bermuda) as executive vice-president with m...
Levene slams compensation culture in US
Lloyd's of London chairman Lord Levene has attacked the way that a wave of litigation has created a ...
Rating the Rendez-Vous
This year's Monte Carlo get-together revealed an unusual unity of views
Appointment at Goshawk Re
Bermuda-based Goshawk Re has announced that Russell Brooke is joining the company as chief underwrit...
IUMI Conference Update - Profitability is key
Last month's conference of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) in Seville focused on ...
Re-ratings - Zurich Financial Services
AM Best has affirmed the 'A-' grade financial strength rating of Zurich Financial Services and its c...
Atlantic risks are underestimated
Tsunamis in the northern Atlantic Ocean are more frequent then previously thought, according to the ...
LCLA buys part of Trenwick Group
LCL Acquisitions (LCLA), a subsidiary of Litigation Control Group, has bought Trenwick International...
Appointment at Alternative Re
Alternative Re, a subsidiary of Arch Capital Group, has appointed Gavin Collery as president and chi...
Re-ratings - General Re
Standard & Poor's has affirmed its 'AAA'/'A-1+' counterparty credit and 'AAA' senior unsecured debt ...
Appointment at Plexus Law
Specialist professional indemnity and large loss legal practice Plexus Law has announced that John E...
Australia outlook good, says Fitch
Australia's (re)insurance market has been given a stable outlook in Fitch Rating's latest report on ...
Appointment at Shipowners Claims Bureau
Dr William Moore has joined the Shipowners Claims Bureau (SCB), taking charge of the technical, safe...
Re-ratings - Converium
Converium has had its financial strength rating of 'A' affirmed by AM Best. The company's improving ...
Prettejohn calls for efficiency
Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn has warned that the insurance industry must take urgent acti...
Path To Success: Claims negotiation
Terri Grainger, 25, - this year's British Insurance Awards young achiever - talks about her career