Reinsurance
RenRe to settle with SEC
RenaissanceRe Holdings has reported $154.8m in second quarter 2006 operating income compared to $170.4m in the second quarter of 2005, and has announced that it is negotiating a deal with the SEC over a forthcoming lawsuit.
The top five bananas
Top Five Reinsurers
Why aren't more tempted to follow Kiln's lead?
When Lloyd's (re)insurer Kiln unveiled plans for a 25% increase in capacity for the 2007 year, it was bucking the trend set by its London peers. Armed with more detailed reasoning behind the decision, Mark Geoghegan reports
How much art is in ART?
Marc Jones takes a look at the growing alternative risk transfer (ART) market to see how attractive it is becoming
Financial year 2005: a sudden, sharp pain out of a clear blue sky
Top 50 Reinsurers
Three wise executives
Top 50 Roundtable
Tower Group ends PXRE contracts
Tower Group has announced that it has concluded, through commutation agreements, PXRE's participatio...
Best affirms Axis, waits for Charman successor plan
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rati...
Diary
Re-sume
Lloyd's climate-change debate falls short, says Ascot
A leading Lloyd's underwriter has criticised the market's opening debate on climate change for provi...
Cashman leaves Cooper Gay
Michael Cashman, the chief executive of Cooper Gay & Cashman, is leaving the company. Cooper Gay & ...
A bad wind rising?
Despite the above-average storm season forecasts, Ed Noonan, chief executive of Validus Re, remains optimistic about the opportunities for start-ups. But will a bad wind blow them down? Mairi Mallon relays his views
Guy Carp praises Lloyd's resilience
Guy Carpenter has praised the strength, stability, resilience and adaptability of Lloyd's in its fou...
Guy Carp relaunches political risk practice after Benfield raid
Guy Carpenter has made a number of appointments in a restructuring of its London-based political risk and trade credit practice.
Montpelier Re publishes Q2 figures
Montpelier Re Holdings has reported comprehensive income for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 of $63.2m, compared with $110.6m for the same quarter last year.
XL Capital posts Q2 profit
XL Capital has reported net income available to ordinary shareholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 of $377.1m, compared with net income of $135.9m, for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Net income excluding net realized gains and losses for the…
Aeolus blows into Bermuda
A new reinsurance company is springing up on Bermuda, with the launch of Aeolus Re.
Judgement of John Charman's high-profile divorce case
The judgement of London market tycoon John Charman's high-profile divorce case is due to be handed d...
Mahoney deal raises prospect of relocation
Aon UK chairman and chief executive Dennis Mahoney was last week handed a deal that is likely to res...
Heritage outlines float plan
Lloyd's insurer Heritage will use the capital raised from its flotation to boost income from its non...
Appointment at LCL Group
LCL Group has made Simon Daniel, formerly underwriting director and senior underwriter at QBE Re, ma...
Cashman leaves Cooper Gay & Cashman
Michael Cashman, the chief executive of Cooper Gay & Cashman, is leaving the company.
Fitch affirms Everest Re ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed all ratings related to Everest Re Group, including the 'A+' Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and 'A' senior debt rating of intermediate holding company, Everest Reinsurance Holdings, (Everest Holdings), the 'A-' trust preferred…