Reinsurance
2004 hurricane season 'not unusual'
The 2004 hurricane season, which saw four hurricanes hit the state of Florida, should not be conside...
Industry hopes political stability will bring Tria renewal
The insurance industry showed little preference in the recent election as it looks to Washington to pass a raft of reforms
Benfield unveils new contract interface
Benfield has launched a new interface that enables customers and reinsurers to build into their own ...
The winds of no change
2004's hurricanes are likely to prevent the kind of rate-softening that buyers have been hoping for this renewal season
Appointment at John B. Collins
John B. Collins Associates has appointed Tim Poeton as a vice-president in the company's New York of...
Transparency - a key to continued success in the reinsurance industry
I would rather be using this opportunity to discuss more customary topics, such as year-end renewals...
Appointment at Guy Carpenter
Guy Carpenter has made George Carrington as senior vice-president in its UK casualty specialty pract...
RAA releases latest US P/C figures
According to a Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) survey of reinsurers’ statutory underwriting results, a group of 27 U. S. property-casualty reinsurers wrote $22.3bn of net premiums during the third quarter of 2004.
SVB losses continue
Lloyd's insurer SVB's syndicate forecasts have revealed increased losses for the 2002 year of account. £8.1m has been utilised to cover the losses, for which it wrote a £103.6m provision at the end of June.
Southern comfort
Almost 700 insurance and technology specialists gathered last week for the annual ISOtech conference...
Watch PM's Insurance Question Time - now
Tuesday night's inaugural Post Magazine Insurance Question Time at London’s Globe theatre, saw a distinguished panel wrestle with issues as varied as the impact of Spitzer, Offshoring, Compensaion Culture and Reputation in front of a packed audience. To…
Florida AG subpoenas 11 firms
Florida Attorney General Charles Crist has subpoenaed documents going back nearly six years to 1998 from 11 insurance companies as part of his investigation into a possible broad scheme of bid-rigging and kickback arrangements between insurers and…
Euclidian closes Syndicate 1243
Euclidian has confirmed the merger of its Lloyd's Syndicate 1243 into Marlborough Underwriting, as p...
Carvill Re launched to provide dedicated focus
Reinsurance intermediary Carvill has launched Carvill Re to provide a dedicated focus on expanding i...
Moody’s rates BluePoint Re
Moody's Investors Service has assigned BluePoint Re (BluePoint) an insurance financial strength rating of Aa3. The outlook is stable.
New appointment at Carvill
Carvill, a leading independent reinsurance intermediary, has announced the addition of Dr Steve Smith, an atmospheric physicist, to its ReAdvisory team as Vice President.
Euclidian confirms merge with Marlborough
Euclidian has announced it will be ceasing underwriting on Lloyd’s Syndicate 1243.
Carvill Re launched
Carvill has announced the launch of Carvill Re to provide a dedicated focus on expanding its relationships in the London reinsurance markets.
Hannover Re hit by nat cat losses
Hannover Re has announced that its results for the first three quarters of 2004 were hit by what it described as “an unparalleled major loss burden from natural catastrophes”.
Stability demands prudence
Planning for large claims and catastrophes can seem like an expensive luxury if the market appears t...
Rail crash tragedy to spark multi-million-pound levy
Motor insurers look set to face an increased levy of millions of pounds from the Motor Insurers' Bur...