News
Through the trade wall.
Despite China's agreement to open its insurance market when it joins the World Trade Organisation, Jeremy Golden finds it will take some time to break down old barriers.
Max Re gets backing from market.
Aon and Western General have invested in the Bermuda market's latest reinsurer, Max Re. The US br...
Merger signals end for Blake.
Victor Blake looks set to leave his position as non-executive chairman of Bermudian company LaSalle ...
French insurers may fold.
Insured losses in France from the European storms Lothar and Martin at the end of 1999 will exceed t...
Arig in Malaysia.
Arig Re has been granted a licence to underwrite reinsurance business in Kuala Lumpur by Bank Negara...
New century, new doctrine?
The place of the 100-year-old functus officio doctrine in modern litigation is being questioned. Peter Chaffetz and Laura Zimmitti report.
Sternfeld honoured.
Albert Sternfeld, formerly managing director of Vienna Re, has been awarded the Grosse Goldene Ehren...
FBE buys LPC.
Lloyd's and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) are due to complete the sale of the Loss Preve...
The correct time for action.
John Butler examines a case that questioned the role of policy provisions in determining when a cause of action accrues.
New image for ERC.
From this month, Employers Re (ERC), GE Re and all the other risk and insurance operations of GE Cap...
English summaries.
The 'Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Versicherungswirtschaft' has published a booklet of English summari...
Good health.
Laura Bazer and Simon Harris find attractive opportunities ahead for the world's life reinsurers.
Correction.
The table of French reinsurers' profitability supplied by the Association of French Reinsurers (ARF)...
Arig rating under review.
As Reinsurance went to press, the ratings company Standard & Poor's (S&P) was beginning talks with t...
Unionamerica stands alone.
Unionamerica will continue to operate as a separate operation following its acquisition by St Paul, ...
IPC to close UK office
IPC Holdings is to shut its UK contact office, IPCRe Services, blaming the move on consolidations amo...
News of Lloyd's demise are premature
Lloyd' s is financially secure, strongly regulated and should outperform other insurers across the cy...
Markel and Terra Nova announce definitive agreement
Markel and Terra Nova have now entered into a definitive agreement on the revised terms of their merg...
CBS buys Amlin arm
Lloyd's company Amlin has sold its members' agency business, Amlin Private Capital and associated com...
Cunningham Ellis and Buckle centralises
Loss adjuster Cunningham Ellis and Buckle has centralised its home services adjuster field force so t...
NU sales heights.
Norwich Union's worldwide sales increased by 50% in 1999, boosted by strong showings in the UK, Euro...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny would like to pass on her congratulations to the editor of a rival rag who popped the question...
No horseing about.
South Essex Insurance Brokers has extended its opening hours. The equestrian insurance specialist wi...
Record '99 results.
Friends Provident has announced record results for 1999. Total single premiums increased by 96% to £...