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Hannover Re profits slip
German reinsurer Hannover Re recorded a fall in net profit for 2001 to euros 11m from euros 365m in 2...
St. Paul to spin off reinsurer in IPO
US group the St. Paul Companies plans to transfer its ongoing reinsurance operations to a newly forme...
Arthur Gallagher reports 24% rise in profit
(Re)insurance broker Arthur Gallagher has reported a net profit of $33.7m for the first quarter of 20...
Increased capacity leads to fatter profits for IPC
IPC Holdings, the parent company of Bermudian property catastrophe reinsurer IPCRe, has reported a re...
AM Best maintains Lloyd's rating
Rating agency AM Best has maintained its 'A-' (excellent) rating of Lloyd's, despite the market's lo...
UCL to launch natural hazards course
University College, London, is to offer (re)insurance professionals a course on natural hazards. The ...
Everest Re announces $61.1m profit
Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re has reported a net profit of $61.1m for the first quarter of 2002,...
RenRe reports profit
Bermudian reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) has reported a profit of $87.3m for the first quarter of 20...
Riley quits CNA Re UK
Stephen Riley, managing director of troubled reinsurer CNA Re UK, is to leave the company at the end ...
Insurers "cynical" and "underhand" over Fairchild move
The insurance industry's attempt to settle the three asbestos-disease related cases due to have been ...
ABI puts asbestos scheme offer on the table
The House of Lords is to continue with its plans to hear the three cases relating to mesothelioma cl...
Moody's downgrades Chaucer syndicate
Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded the syndicate performance rating of Chaucer's syndicate 1096 fr...
What the papers said this week.
THE BUSINESS Insurance company Royal & Sun Alliance's hopes of agreeing a speedy sale of its inve...
Careless talk can cost insurers dear.
The authorities are coming down hard on companies they suspect of any form of cartel-like behaviour. Maggie Litster considers the implications of this for the insurance industry and looks at what can be done to avoid falling foul of the competition…
Zurich to rebuild arm.
Zurich UK Commercial is restructuring its construction business into a single unit, which will opera...
View from the Top - Peter Hubbard
Peter Hubbard, chief executive, Axa Insurance Trust is the main theme of this week's British Insura...
Folgate managers poised for buyout.
The former commercial management team of Folgate Insurance is close to signing a deal to acquire par...
Co-operation vital in face of compensation culture.
Post Magazine's management briefing on the compensation culture raised some important issues for all insurance industry professionals. David Worsfold reports.
Chemical fire.
Royal & Sun Alliance has confirmed it is lead insurer on the Tyneside chemical plant fire that force...
French reinsurer Scor is to sell its US surplus lines company ...
French reinsurer Scor is to sell its US surplus lines company Fulcrum Insurance and put the resultin...
Misys Insurance Management's regulatory support package ...
Misys Insurance Management's regulatory support package has signed up its 500th user from a company ...
Appointment at AMC Accident Management.
AMC Accident Management, part of the Huddersfield-based FMG Group, has taken on Matthew Briggs as op...
Appointment at Opus Corporate Risk.
Opus Corporate Risk, the national risk management and insurance broking arm of the Opus Group, has p...