Reinsurance
Flagstone premiums jump 20% in H1
Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings has announced net income of $41.9m for the second quarter of 2008, compared to $14.7m for the quarter ended 30 June 2007. Net income for the six months was $74.8m, compared to $50.3m for the six months ended 30 June 2007.
Axis Q2 net income drops 8%
Axis Capital, the Bermudian (re)insure, said that second quarter net income fell to $231m, down from $252m in the second quarter of 2007.
Swiss Re says Q2 net income off 53%
Swiss Re said that second quarter net income fell by 53%, dropping to CHF565m CHF from CHF1.194bn CHF the year before. The number was below analysts' expectations of CHF770m, according to Citigroup.
Swiss Re buys Barclays Life for £753m
Swiss Re has agreed to acquire Barclay's closed life business Barclays Life for £753m.
Lancashire H2 net income drops 25%
Lancashire Holdings, the Bermudian specialist insurer, said that pretax profits for the first half of the year fell 25%, hit by worse-than-expected risk losses in the first half of the year.
Tropical storm Edouard threatening Texas coast
The US National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for tropical storm Edouard, which is in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi river westward to the San Luis Pass.
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 house Stone Point Capital. It is not known what the price is for the deal.
Aon sizing up Benfield bid
Aon is sizing up an approach for UK reinsurance broker Benfield, according to the Daily Telegraph .
Amlin acquires motor book for £20m
Amlin syndicate 2001 has acquired for cash, the renewal rights to approximately £20m of general commercial motor fleet insurance from HCC Underwriting Agency, which will be integrated into Amlin Insurance Services, the UK Commercial Division of the Amlin…
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While Greg Case was at his previous job at consulting behemoth McKinsey, Aon was in turmoil. Three years on, Alex Ferguson spoke to the most bullish chief executive in the broking world
Guy Carpenter, Willis Re point to softening cycle
Reinsurance prices dropped again at the 1/7 renewals deadline, according to reports from Guy Carpent...
Integro, Amber Partners introduce hedge fund investor cover
Integro, the complex risk insurance broker, and Amber Partners (Bermuda), the hedge fund operational...
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IFEX adds Florida and Gulf Coast contracts
Cat futures firm IFEX has announced that the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) started listing...
Recruitment moves
Joe Silmon has moved to RWS, one of the world's largest translation companies. He will be responsibl...
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Ironshore starts new excess casualty facility and hires Piller as president
Ironshore, the Bermudian insurer, has started IronSelect, an excess casualty facility. Bob Piller h...
2008 risk losses - When the going gets tough
2008 has been a rough year for underwriters on a risk loss point of view. Alex Ferguson talks to some of the industry's top players
Munich Re, Berkshire Hathaway to buy GAUM
Munich Re and Berkshire Hathaway are to buy Scor's share of aerospace underwriter Global Aerospace U...
Cat bond party may be 'over' - Willis
The party may be over for investment-linked securities, Willis stated in a report. "ILS activity ha...
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