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Cross-border clashes.
Peter Chaffetz and Howard Seife examine the conflict between Section 304 of the US Bankruptcy Code and arbitration provisions in cross-border insolvencies.
Delay of Swiss Re's new London headquarters.
The building of Swiss Re's proposed new London headquarters (pictured in a computer image) has been ...
Blanch offers Catalyst.
Broker EW Blanch has claimed that its recently launched catastrophe modelling software - Catalyst - ...
IRMG appointment.
Michael Douglas has joined IRMG as vice-president. He joins the New Jersey-based captive manager fro...
Gerling expansion.
Gerling Global Re of America has established an ocean marine underwriting division. The company has ...
Corifrance concern.
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has put its ratings of French reinsurer Corifrance under review "with negati...
St Paul Re in Labuan.
St Paul Re has been approved to write business from Malaysia's offshore financial centre on Labuan. ...
Invitation to a grand opening.
Excitement is building over the privatisation and deregulation of Brazil's (re)insurance industry. Luiz Carlos Del Boni Magalhaes and Carlos Alberto Caputo outline the opportunities in this massive market.
Lehman Re completes first quake securitisation.
Bermuda-based Lehman Re has offset nearly $150m of Californian earthquake and resulting fire risk th...
Bavarian Re's tonic.
There is an almost universal drive to improve the quality of rehabilitation offered to seriously inj...
Scor stays in the black as income takes a plunge.
Scor's net income fell by a third in 1999, but despite the drop and a deficit of EUR89m ($85.8m) on ...
Record arbitration year.
Arbitration helped to resolve more than $1bn of property/ casualty insurance and self-insured claims...
Weight of evidence.
John Butler examines the issues surrounding the use of extrinsic evidence to support contract wordings that arose in the case of Kenecott Utah Copper Corp. & Others v Cornhill Insurance.
DIMA goes on-line.
The Dublin International Insurance and Management Association (DIMA) has launched a website to help ...
St Paul strengthens.
To cope with increasing business activity, St Paul Re has enlarged its non-traditional underwriting ...
Lat Am Re rated.
Latin American Re has been assigned 'A-' (strong) counterparty credit and financial strength ratings...
Be prepared.
Some insurers are still slow in responding to emerging risks. Among those who realise their potential impact, Adrian Leonard finds two clear courses of action: underwrite with the help of experts or exclude.
Adding value.
Cameron Andrews spent a day with St Paul Re and Swiss Re to experience the working life of an actuar...
Information interchange.
Internet technology is providing reinsurers with ways to share information both internally and externally. Roger Crombie reports.
Be in it to win it.
Entries for the British Insurance Awards must be submitted by 14 April, so anyone with a reinsurance...
Max Re hits $400m mark.
Bermudian start-up reinsurer Max Re had raised over $400m towards its target capitalisation of $600m...
Tiller's new track.
Life insurance veteran John Tiller (pictured) has been promoted to president and chief operating off...
Arig Re reports losses.
Bahrain-based Arig Re has reported underwriting losses of $104.9m for 1999 and a claims ratio of 147...
Lloyd's North American success.
Lloyd's was facing its final battle with Names in the UK courts last month (see comment on p5), but ...