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Advice has a risk.
John Butler follows up last month's analysis of the House of Lords ruling in Aneco v Johnson & Higgins with a look at what the decision means in general for a broker's duty of care.
Reinsurers rack up reserves.
Premium income grew substantially for many reinsurers in 2001 but their bottom-line results for the f...
Brighter outlook cheers market.
The last few years may have been relatively slow for the captive sector but 2002 is shaping up to be a boom year. Captives and their managers are likely to have a busy time ahead of them, says Tony Dowding.
Terror pools under debate.
The UK government said it expected to outline changes to its terrorism reinsurer Pool Re by early Ma...
Converium Insurance to write primary crop insurance.
Converium Insurance (North America), part of Swiss reinsurer Converium, is to write primary crop ins...
New firms flood into Bermuda.
The number of new reinsurance companies formed in Bermuda to take advantage of the post-11 September...
Pacific possibilities.
Japanese firms have been setting up captives in Hawaii, but they could soon be tempted by an onshore location, the southern island of Okinawa. Jeremy Golden reports.
Yasuda Fire & Marine and Nissan Fire & Marine to merge.
Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance and Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance have agreed the terms of a merger ...
OPL expects to sell staff and Opus Re.
Bermudian reinsurer Overseas Partners (OPL) is confident of finding buyers for its accident and heal...
US or them?
Following in the footsteps of Vermont and Hawaii, other US states are now setting themselves up as captive domiciles. Patricia Vowinkel takes a trip round the US to see if they can compete with more traditional offshore locations.
Appointment at US-based CNA re.
Debra McClenahan (pictured) has succeeded Bill Adamson as chief executive of US-based CNA Re. CNA sa...
New York's Serio claims success.
View the pdf of this story Sitting in the heart of New York City's financial district, the insura...
Global call for entries.
Entries for this year's British Insurance Awards - open to individuals and companies operating in Lon...
General Re abandons plans to sell its Gen Re Securities Holdings.
General Re has abandoned its plan to sell its Gen Re Securities Holdings to a group of investors hea...
Inreon has joined the global insurance standards organisation Acord.
On-line reinsurance trading system Inreon has joined the global insurance standards organisation Aco...
Capacity for change.
Despite five years of losses that could total £6bn Lloyd's has attracted more capacity, even as it plans controversial changes. Robert CB Miller reports.
Ingosstrakh-Rossiya set to revert to old name.
Russian insurer Ingosstrakh-Rossiya is set to revert to its old name of Rossiya, according to genera...
ICAO plans global war cover.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is expected to consider early this month a prop...
Goshawk Re starts work.
Goshawk Re, the new Bermud-ian reinsurer set up by Lloyd's (re)insurer Goshawk has opened for busine...
Reinsurance hits reality.
It is a strange anomaly that reinsurance touches every aspect of 21st century life yet is largely ig...
Scandinavian Re likely to be sold.
Scandinavian Re could be sold by ultimate parent ABB of Switzerland because of new accounting requir...
Appointment at Swiss Re.
Swiss Re has appointed Peter Emblin head of the global and national unit of its Americas division - ...
Appointment at Lloyd's broker Glenrand.
Lloyd's broker Glenrand has appointed Jeffrey Wright as a director of Glenrand Re. He has 30 years' ...
Appointment at St Paul's Lloyd's operation.
David Reed has succeeded Duncan Wilkinson as chief executive of St Paul's Lloyd's operation. Mr Reed...