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Arig extends rights offer period by a month
The Arab Insurance Group (Arig) has extended by a month a rights offer intended to raise $100m and ...
Rebriefs - Hannover Re
Germany's Hannover Re may strengthen its capital to retain its 'AA' (very strong) financial strengt...
Rebriefs - Royal and SunAlliance
UK insurer Royal and SunAlliance (RSA) is to buy facultative property and casualty reinsurance on-l...
Causal concerns
John Butler considers the application of socio-economic factors in the House of Lords' decision in the Fairchild v Glenhaven asbestos case.
NAIC studies foreign regulation
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) of the US has appointed working groups t...
Finality with a flourish
Run-off and commutation experts are in growing demand around the world and they believe the increasing efficiency in their "vibrant market" could have a beneficial effect on the whole (re)insurance industry. John Sanders reports.
Rebriefs - Thai Re
Thailand's leading reinsurer, Thai Re, has been given 'BBB' (good) counterparty credit and financia...
Rebriefs - Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre
The Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre of University College London is setting up remote-learnin...
Discipline returns at last
Underwriter Richard Williams forecasts further dramatic change in the aviation reinsurance market as rates rise and conditions tighten.
Rebriefs - Moody's
Moody's has put the 'Aa1' (excellent) insurance financial strength rating of Axa Re Finance under r...
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Volcanic eruptions linked to stormy weather
Scientists may in future be able to predict some volcanic eruptions by monitoring weather forecasts...
Solution broker
Jonathan Palmer Brown, aviation chairman of the London Market Insurance Brokers' Committee, has been instrumental in developing a global scheme to provide third-party liability cover for airlines. He tells Eric Alexander about his efforts.
Reinsurers estimate exposures to August's floods
(Re)insurers' estimates of their exposures to August's floods in central Europe currently total EUR...
Welcome for newcomers
Near universal praise was forthcoming at last month's Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous for the raft of new (...
Rediary
OCTOBER 2002 2-3 Toxic Mould Litigation San Francisco, US American Conference Institute ...
Rebriefs - Meadowbrook International
Captive manager Meadowbrook International of Bermuda has changed its name back to its original name...
Renaissance goes Platinum
Bermudian property catastrophe reinsurer RenaissanceRe is to take a stake in Platinum Underwriters,...
Arthur J Gallagher CFO resigns
Michael Colherty has resigned as executive vice-president and chief financial officer (CFO) of US-b...
Cruise threat
Terrorist threats to cruise ships have emerged as a significant concern to marine insurers. "Cr...
Rebriefs - Reinsurance Association of America
A representative group of 30 US property and casualty reinsurers produced $14.4bn of net written pr...
Rebriefs - IPC Holdings
The shares of the Bermudian reinsurer IPC Holdings were listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange on 10 ...
Decision times loom for aviation terror legislation
The US Congress could enact legislation within weeks to give US airlines 270 days of government-bac...
Appointment at The Miller Insurance Group
The Miller Insurance Group has appointed Henry Withinshaw as director to develop the broker's alter...