Reinsurance
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has appointed Elliot Lane to the new role of group public relations director. Mr Lane,...
Entrepreneurial spirit
Homeserve chief executive officer Richard Harpin has been crowned UK overall entrepreneur of the yea...
Endurance outlines Gustav, Ike and investment losses
Endurance Specialty Holdings, a Bermuda-based provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, said that its initial loss estimate related to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, pretax and net of reinsurance and reinstatement premium, is $145m.
Munich Re estimates $500m of pretax losses from Gustav and Ike
Munich Re, the Germany-based reinsurance giant, said that it is expecting $500m of pretax losses from hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Lloyd's insurer to seek listing on the LSE
Lloyd's insurer Lancashire has announced plans to list next year.
AIG's Liddy: we will favour 'brand name' buyers for assets
AIG chief executive Edward Liddy has told an investors conference that it will favour "brand names" in selling its businesses.
Trio quit Liberty Syndicates for Pembroke
Liberty Syndicates has lost a team of three headed by divisional underwriter Quentin Prebble, Reinsurance has learnt.
AIG to sell US life insurance units - report
AIG, the stricken US insurer, is to sell its US life insurance business, according to press reports.
Aon Re Global makes appointment
Aon Re Global has appointed Jon Steed to its Aviation Consultancy and Reinsurance Services.
Munich Re CEO says company may look at AIG assets
Munich Re chief executive Nikolaus Von Bomhard has said he expects to be approached by AIG about possibly buying some of its Asian operation.
Aon Re Global recruits senior exec from Guy Carpenter
A senior Guy Carpenter executive has moved from the company to work for broking rival Aon, a senior source has told Reinsurance.
Greenlight Capital Re in Q3 profit warning
Greenlight Capital Re, the reinsurance arm of hedge fund Greenlight Capital, warned that it expects a net loss for the third quarter of $3.30-3.45.
Closed chapter
Lloyd's: names litigation
Lloyd's profits dip under £1bn mark
Lloyd's has said it is satisfied with its interim results, despite having produced its lowest profit...
Collins snags senior US broker from Guy Carpenter
Collins, the US-based reinsurance broker has appointed Gregory Habay, a New York-based reinsurance broker, as a senior vice president, the company said today.
Munich Re betting on climate change
(BestWire) — Munich Re is betting that climate change will bring into focus a number of risks and openings for underwriting in Asian countries, where the the reinsurer said it is leading projects to deal with coverage of risks from new, complex…
Brit adds to PI team
Brit Insurance has appointed Eddie Wattenbach as UK and International professional indemnity underwriter. Based in Brit Insurance’s global markets division, he reports to Ian Noble and takes up his position immediately.
Monte Carlo diary
Monte Carlo Diary
Paving the way
David Brown of Flagstone Re speaks to Alexander Ferguson about the prices of Lloyd's insurers, his hopes for the future, and why he hardly ever has a look at the company's share price
The Four Horsemen
Blog-Re.com
The rate debate
Monte Carlo Roundtable
Enduring spirit
The chief executive of Endurance Ken Lestrange talks to Alex Ferguson about Bermuda, consolidation, retaining talent, global expansion, and the role of capital markets
Damages from Ike and Gustav look set to breach $15bn mark claims Axis
Insured damages from hurricanes Ike and Gustav may hit more than $15bn, said Bermudian (re)insurer A...
American rendezvous
PCIAA meeting