Reinsurance
Aon buys Benfield for $1.75bn
After much discussion of "champagne talk and beer money" from Benfield's Grahame Chilton, the corks are out in Bishopsgate after Aon offered $1.75bn for the business. Alex Ferguson has more..
Interview - The one to watch
At Brit's offices in London, Jonathan Turner talks about where business is best, areas that he is positive about, and what will happen in the converging market
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(Re)insurers may have to adjust strategy after credit crunch havoc
Insurers and reinsurers may have to adjust their risk strategy in the coming months as investment ga...
The holy grail
Electronic trading
Wanting miracles at Monte Carlo
The Monte - as happens every year - will come with its major issues. While some, particularly those ...
An odd quarter
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Spiller appointed chairman at Heritage Underwriting
The board of Heritage Managing Agency, a member of Argo Group, has appointed David Spiller as its ne...
Looking at a downturn?
Inside view
Flagstone Re restructures operations
Flagstone Re plans to restructure its global reinsurance operations by merging its two wholly owned ...
Candidates voice Act opinions
Unusually for an insurance issue, both presidential candidates have voiced opinions on the Homeowner...
Working his way up
In an exclusive interview, Chris Harris takes us through the progress of the company, the differences between London and Bermuda, and the outlook for Montpelier and the reinsurance industry as a whole
MMC to cut 900 jobs as profit falls
Marsh and McLennan, the owner of brokers Marsh and Guy Carpenter, said it will lay off 900 employees...
Public enemy number one?
FAIR plans
Carvill in 'exploratory talks' with Stone Point over stake sale
Insurance broker Carvill is in the process of selling a stake in its business to US private equity h...
First half results have reinsurers feeling gloomy
Falling (re)insurance prices, subprime writeoffs and lower investment income all contributed to a di...
Hurricane Gustav closes in on New Orleans
Hurricane Gustav, which is closing in on the coast of Louisiana, could produce a storm surge of between 13 and 18ft if it gets to a Category 4 hurricane as forecast, and may overtop some floodwalls and levees in New Orleans if it were to hit the city,…
MMC forbidden from poaching Benfield brokers
MMC has been barred from approaching Benfield staff after it failed to buy Benfield last week, sources have told Reinsurance.
Gustav forecast for oil disruption
The Gulf of Mexico is standby for tropical storm Gustav after news that the storm might intesify to a major hurricane before hitting its oil fields.
Castlepoint acquiring specialty insurer Hermitage for $135m
(BestWire) CastlePoint Reinsurance, a Bermuda-based subsidiary of CastlePoint Holdings, is acquiring specialty insurer Hermitage Insurance Group for about $135m.
Benfield relents to Aon approach
News Analysis: Broker takeover
Appointment at Integro Insurance Brokers
Integro Insurance Brokers has promoted Patricia Moores and Terry Rolfe as co-leaders of its aviation...
Will Benfield takeover kick start deal bonanza?
When a national newspaper reported in August that Aon was in talks to buy Benfield it appeared that ...
Aon CEO talks up potential
Aon has acquired its long-term rival Benfield in a deal worth £844m, which includes £3.30 per share ...