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Trenwick reports rate rises in all sectors.
Bermuda-based Trenwick Group made a net profit of $18.9m in the first quarter of 2001 and says reins...
Keeping the ball rolling.
To misquote Dr Johnson, "When you're tired of London market reforms you're tired of life." The LMP200...
News in brief - Employers Re
Employers Re is moving its facultative workers' compensation business to its P&C Re Americas unit, to...
XL profit down on reinsurance.
Bermudian (re)insurer XL Capital increased its net written reinsurance premiums by 4.3% year-on-year...
News in brief - Swiss Re
Swiss Re is funding and taking part in an 18-month study by Harvard Law School's international financ...
News in brief - Hannover Re
Hannover Re of Germany has set up Hannover Re (Bermuda) to write catastrophe business worldwide. The ...
US Re goes international.
US Re has set up an international division in response to growth in its business in continental Euro...
Back to the future.
There have been some significant shifts in views about the future of reinsurance since Reinsurance last canvassed opinions two years ago. Janina Clark reveals the latest predictions.
Obligations are implied.
Are parties to a reinsurance contract subject to implied terms and, if so, what form do they take? In a continuation of last month's article, John Butler considers post-contractual duty.
The law of losses.
It is a challenging, although exhilarating, time for those involved in space (re)insurance. Risks are high and the extent of a loss is not always clear, says Nicholas Hughes.
Growing market.
Premium levels may still be low but recent growth in the Vietnamese market - particularly on the life side - has been spectacular. Jeremy Golden reports.
DP Mann and Cologne invent Faraday.
The broker distribution business formed from the Lloyd's managing agent DP Mann and Cologne Re's UK ...
Results in brief - ESG Re
Bermudian reinsurer ESG Re made a net loss of $3.9m in the first quarter of the year, compared with a...
Concorde payout agreed.
Air France has agreed a deal believed to be worth up to $150m for compensation of relatives of most ...
London must change or die, says Dellinger.
One of the leading reinsurers has warned that the London market will not survive unless it speeds up ...
Not such a bumpy ride.
Last year's 'Triple-X' regulation has not had the dramatic effect on the US life market some had predicted, but it has brought good news for reinsurers. Adrian Leonard reports.
Results in brief - Fairfax Financial
Canadian (re)insurance group Fairfax Financial, which includes Odyssey Re, saw a 14% drop in profit i...
Forum for debate.
Claims are often lodged in US courts in the hope of larger settlements, despite tenuous links with the country, says Eric Alexander. However, change is in the air.
News in brief - Wise
UK telecoms giant BT has ended its relationship with the insurance industry e-commerce standards body...
Cutting through the red tape.
State insurance solvency codes can affect the enforcement of cut-through provisions in insolvency proceedings. Peter Chaffetz and Steven Schwartz report.
Risk managers look outwards.
Among delegates at the 39th Risk and Insurance Manage-ment Society (Rims) conference in Atlanta last...
Get ready for take-off.
Times have been tough for space (re)insurers, with heavy losses, overcapacity and restricted access to data for assessing risks, but the market may now be looking up. Vic Wyman reports.
British Insurance Awards.
Shortlists for British Insurance Awards (BIA) for Reinsurance Innovation of the Year and the Lloyd's...
IUA reviews role.
The International Underwriting Association (IUA) is temporarily without a chairman, pending a review...