Reinsurance
Recruitment moves
AIG's acting chief financial officer Steven Bensinger has resigned, with David Herzog taking his pla...
Hannover Re issues FY profits warning
Hannover Re, the German reinsurance giant, has said that the sharp fall in equity prices and the "ab...
Giving peace a chance
Andrew Appel, chief executive at Aon Re, talks to Alexander Ferguson about taking on the top job, what he's expecting out of the Benfield deal, and giving peace a chance
Thinking small
Smaller brokers
Investment losses
(Re)insurance companies have seen their investment income dive over the third quarter of 2008 compar...
Realised and unrealised losses
The (re)insurance industry has also shown a number of unrealised and realised losses during the thir...
Retro reaction
Retrocession
Greenberg warns soft market 'over'
Evan Greenberg, chairman and chief executive of Switzerland-domiciled (re)insurer Ace, has said the ...
What happens next?
Analysis
In an uncertain world
What now? As our front cover this month reflects, this is a question that has been pinging around Re...
AM Best places insurers' ratings under negative review
AM Best has placed several insurers' ratings under review with negative implications "based on the c...
Going forward
Blog-Re.com
Swiss Re in frame for RBSI?
Swiss Re is reported to have teamed up with venture capital firm CVC to bid for Royal Bank of Scotla...
We are so, so sorry ..
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Odyssey Re reports operating loss of $6.4m
Odyssey Re has reported net income of $121.5m for the third quarter ended 30 September, compared to $112.1m for the same period last year.
Aspen hit by hurricanes and credit crunch
Aspen rcorded a third quarter 2008 net loss after tax of $116.7m, compared with a net profit after tax of $117.2 million in Q3 2007.
Les Rock resigns
Les Rock, president and chief underwriting officer of Ironshore has resigned and leaves tomorrow (31 October) stating personal reasons.
Appointment at Argent Liability Adjusters
Argent Liability Adjusters, part of the Parabis Group, has appointed Julie Prescott as liability adj...
Hurricanes slash profits
Lloyd's insurer Novae has said that claims from hurricanes Gustav and Ike, net of reinsurance and re...
Lancashire posts first loss
Lancashire has reported a net operating loss of $119.4m (£75.9m) after tax for the third quarter of ...
Hardy reveals hurricane costs
Lloyd's insurer Hardy Underwriting has estimated that its combined claims exposure for hurricanes Ik...
After the storm
Hurricanes: Financial toll
Gains from weak pound
Hiscox has said the strength of the dollar has led to increased profits that should outweigh the eff...
Berkshire Hathaway said to be meeting Swiss Re to discuss upping quota share
Berkshire Hathway is in discussions with Swiss Re about upping its quota share deal with the reinsurance giant, industry sources have told Reinsurance .