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Commentary - Disappointment over reduction of discount rate.
The Lord Chancellor's recent decision to set the discount applied to personal injury awards, to allo...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The government's plan to create an offence of corporate killing would threate...
Horse sense.
If you believe the media, horse theft is on the up, although insurers stress it is mainly horse boxes that are being claimed for. However, those in the saddle are not taking any chances with their animals, says Veronica Cowan.
CNA posts $2bn loss and sells CNA Re UK
US reinsurer CNA Re is to sell its London reinsurance company, CNA Reinsurance Co. The announcement...
Markel improves result
Markel Corporation made a profit of $812 000 for the second quarter of this year. The result was a ...
Organophosphate group action dismissed
A class action brought on behalf of a number of claimants alleging injury caused by exposure to organ...
Test case fails to set clear precedent
Yesterday's judgement handed down by the Court of Appeal in the case of Callery v Gray has failed to ...
Loucaides departs Markel
Markel International today announced that Andreas Loucaides, active underwriter of Syndicate 702, has...
The big get bigger.
The largest reinsurance groups grew even larger in 2000. Janina Clark takes a look at the story behind the statistics in Reinsurance's exclusive rankings of the world's reinsurers.
Proceed with caution.
At first glance, the reinsurance industry seems to be heading towards a full recovery, but David Fanning finds many observers far from convinced.
2000's Top 20 Reinsurance Groups - ranked by net written premiums
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2000's Top 100 Reinsurance Companies - ranked by net written premiums
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Late might be too late.
When cedants post a late notice for reinsurance cover, are reinsurers able to use this tardiness as a defence to avoid payment? Peter Chaffetz and Steven Schwartz find mixed signals.
Smoking is a drag.
In the past, cigar and pipe smokers often qualified for 'non-smoker' discounts. A survey by Hannover Re shows that UK life insurers are now tightening up on their definitions. Keith Sankey reports.
Passport to change.
Regulators are having to move swiftly to keep up with rapid change in the financial services industry. Katherine Coates looks at what the European Union regulators have planned.
Dark days in the Sunshine State.
Since it was deregulated, California's energy market has hit crisis. Maria Kielmas considers the (re)insurance issues.
Eastern expert.
Adrian Leonard records the views of David Wansbrough-Jones, veteran reinsurer of the former Soviet bloc countries.
Cultures clash.
Insurers have been taking on more risk from the financial markets, but the two sides' different approaches could produce conflict, warns Richard Spiller.
Groups must reveal more.
Whatever happened to the reinsurers' mantra 'Think global, act local'? A more appropriate maxim these...
Approval approved.
Reinsurers are celebrating the landmark judgement by England's Court of Appeal in Gan v Tai Ping. Alan Fisher welcomes the victory.
Reform drives opportunities.
In Russia, you never know what tomorrow will bring. Adrian Leonard looks at the likely effects of proposed legislation and Allianz's investment in Rosno.
Lights, camera, legal action!
In the first of two articles, John Butler discusses the effect of a failure to make an agreed number of TV films on the related reinsurance contract.
Lloyd's opens Spanish office
Lloyd's opened its first representative office in Spain today. The Spanish office is located in Madri...
JLT up 18%
Jardine Lloyd Thompson today reported a pretax profit before goodwill amortisation and exceptional it...