Reinsurance
McConachie adds risk job to Lancashire CFO role
Bermudian (re)insurer Lancashire has appointed Neil McConachie as chief risk officer of the group. T...
Floridian insurers denied rate requests
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has denied the rate requests of three companies for not s...
AIR: Typhoon Sepat won't produce large losses
Modelling specialist AIR Worldwide has said it does not expect Typhoon Sepat, which hit Taiwan on 18...
Thoughts on a long plane ride
Inside view
Missed the boat?
Bermuda Fac
Hang on to profits
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Carvill teams up with energy derivatives broker TFS
Reinsurance broker Carvill and Tradition Financial Services (TFS) Energy, an inter-dealer broking of...
Guy Carpenter chair defects to Aon
Geoff Bromley has stepped down as chairman of Guy Carpenter's European and Asia Pacific operations t...
King of Lloyd's
Mairi Mallon spoke with Tony Taylor about his two years out in the cold and the resurgence of Montpelier Re
Montpelier buys US excess & surplus insurance shell
Bermudian reinsurer Montpelier Re has gained access to 38 US states with the purchase of General Age...
Cover your recoverables
Briefing
Save us from this brokerage muddle
A recent decision on a legal dispute between XL Specialty Insurance and Carvill America only adds to the confusion around the already complicated question of how reinsurance brokerage is funded, say David Kendall and Henry Stewart
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Miller appoints new associate director
Miller Insurance Services has appointed Victoria Barrett as a broker and associate director of its professional risks business unit.
Paris Re 1H hit by costs, write-offs and Cats
Global reinsurer Paris Re (comprising the former business of Axa Re) has unveiled first half 2007 net income of $80m, down 38% on a year earlier, despite higher investment returns. The firm blamed catastrophe losses and amortisation costs relating to the…
RAA half-year combined ratio plunges to 90%
Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) results showed its membership produced a collective combined ratio of 90.0%, compared to a 96.5% in the first half of 2006.
Ariel-Atrium deal goes unconditional
Class of 2005 Bermudian start-up reinsurer Ariel Re has succeeded in its bid for Lloyd’s (re)insurer Atrium Underwriting, declaring the £193m, ($380m) 365p a share, offer unconditional in all respects.
Amlin profits up 54% as Bermuda contribution doubles
Lloyd’s insurer Amlin this morning reported a 54% increase in profit before tax to £185m.
Appointment at Aon
Geoffrey Bromley will join Aon as vice chairman of Aon Re Global next year. Mr Bromley will lead Aon...
Carvill and TFS partnership
Reinsurance broker Carvill and Tradition Financial Services Energy, an inter-dealer broker of over-t...
Preparing for the turn
With the bank holiday now behind it, the insurance market can now set its sights on a very busy Sept...
Axis merger on-hold
The £14m merger between loss adjusters Axis International and Miller International has been put on-h...
Loss adjusting CEO resigns
The Axis board has announced that Peter Shortland the chief executive has resigned from the company.