Reinsurance
Sidecars drive a road to nowhere
Rethink
Alien reinsurers increase share of US market to 53%
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) has reported that in 2006 offshore companies' share of ...
Industry looks for protection
As floods, fires, earthquakes and storms batter on all fronts
Lloyd's and Benfield agree risk modelling deal
Benfield has signed a five-year agreement to provide a range of risk modelling and consulting servic...
Ariel Re deal
Ariel Re reveals plan to acquire Atrium for $386m cash
Reinsurance Power List 2007
Power list
GCFac three in court victory against Marsh
The Court of Appeal in London has handed down judgment in a hard-fought case in which Marsh sought t...
Lloyd's settles with broker giants
Lloyd's has reached a settlement with two brokers involved in the placement of the New Central Fund ...
Aspen targets $100m book of liability business
Bermudian (re)insurer Aspen announced it is entering the professional liability insurance market in ...
Montpelier approved by Lloyd's
Bermudian reinsurer Montpelier Re has launched a new syndicate after being approved by Lloyd's. Mont...
Recruitment moves
Re-sume
Interview - Join me on a world tour
Fresh from making the top 60 US brokers in 2006 from a standing start, Integro's CEO Roger Egan (RE) spoke to Mark Geoghegan (MG) about global expansion strategies and, of course, the biggest hiring coup in the facultative world this year
Editorial - Crank the sausage handle
Dear Friend, What a privileged position I hold! You might not get to talk to them much but as your...
Ren Re announces formation of Starbound II
RenaissanceRe has announced the formation and funding of Starbound II, a new Bermuda reinsurance com...
Benfield and Aon Re clash again for $2.4m
Reinsurance broker Benfield has filed for $2.4m in damages against rival broker Aon Re, over what it...
Everyone's a genius!
Before the Atrium deal was announced, Mark Geoghegan (MG) met up with Don Kramer (DK), chairman and chief executive of Ariel Re. What follows is a raw excerpt of an encounter with one of the best in the business
Welcome to the billion-dollar club
Top 25 Companies
Fac Back - Signs of a slowdown
We throw you the questions; you throw back your opinions of what is happening in your market
We're so clever, we rarely have to think
Editorial
Hotels - A real roller-coastal ride
Hurricane-exposed beachfront hotels are a classic Fac property-risk bellwether. Mairi Mallon checks in among the palm trees and poolside bars for a mark et reality-check
Meet my big brother
Alternative risk transfer
In excess
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the biggest cheese of all?
The famous five