Reinsurance
Heritage snubs Ironshore 'undervalued' bid
Bermudian start-up Ironshore has been knocked back in its bid to buy Lloyd's rival Heritage for an u...
Kiln weighs up offer as suitor speculation begins
Kiln has become the latest Lloyd's insurer in line for a takeover after it announced this week that ...
Plug pulled on Lloyd's syndicate funding
A planned Lloyd's syndicate fronted by Adrian Ryan, the former chief underwriting officer of Axis Re...
Aon Re announces new reinsurance model launch
Aon Re global fac has launched a reinsurance private clients suite model, which will consist of some of the industry's most talented and respected facultative insurance professionals in 15 different locations worldwide.
Joint venture brokers windstorm Cat swap
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group and interdealer broker ICAP have jointly brokered a catastrophe swap.
Lancashire to pay $242m special dividend
Bermudian start-up (re)insurer Lancashire has announced it is to return $242m to shareholders through a strategic dividend of $1.10 (approximately 54p) per common share and warrant per share and warrant at the current exchange rate).
Benfield warns on 2007 profits
Reinsurance broker Benfield has today issued a profit warning after seeing conditions not improve since the middle of the year.
Bermuda's Ironshore is Heritage suitor
Bermudian start-up (re)insurer Ironshore has confirmed that it is interested in making a bid for Lloyd's (re)insurer Heritage Underwriting.
German firm named as Hastings suer
The International Insurance Company of Hannover has emerged as the insurer behind a multi-million po...
THB/PWS: first of many?
The news that THB and PWS are in merger discussions should come as no surprise to those close to the...
Guy Carp appoints Iberian exec
Guy Carpenter has announced the appointment of Carlos Abrantes as Senior Vice President of Iberian operations.
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Scor securitises EUR160m with Atlas IV Cat bond
European reinsurer Scor has securitised EUR160m ($235m) of European windstorm and Japanese earthquak...
Island breaks into 'niche' reinsurance
Guernsey is promoting itself as an alternative to Bermuda as a top financial centre for the 'niche' ...
Winners
Reinsurance Readers Awards 2007
Two views of the credit crunch
Credit briefing
2008: softening sustained
Inside view
China growth - Lloyd's China report
A new report into China's insurance market predicts that liability insurance will be a growth area a...
Gutter balls and geniuses
Review of the year
US terror backstop - US government faces TRIA deadline
Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are still battling to agree on a new version ...
Fed up?
US Cat: State vs private
Don't worry about the government
Rethink
Sub-prime fallout
Swiss Re and XL stocks marked down as sub-prime price fears take toll
Head for the hills!
Dear friend, Oh what a brilliant year we've had and what a soft market we have created for ourselve...