Reinsurance
Appointment at Arch Insurance Company
The Europe branch of Arch Insurance Company (Arch Europe) has announced the appointment of Nicholas ...
Unlimited liability will end, say reinsurers
The reinsurance sector has indicated that it is not going to cover unlimited liability indefinitely....
Japan hit by typhoons and quakes
Japan has been left counting the cost of a combination of natural catastrophes that struck from land...
Looking over the market
Rendez-Vous
RJ Kiln announces new underwriting deal
RJ Kiln has announced that it has finalised a deal with WR Berkley to underwrite new reinsurance bus...
Appointment at Montpelier Re
Montpelier Re has appointed Kernan ('Kip') Oberting as chief financial officer and an executive vice...
D&O cover feels the pressure of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Liability report: D&O cover
Xchanging signs US contract
Xchanging has signed a five-year contract with AXIS Capital's US subsidiary AXIS Specialty US Servic...
Windy season fails to blow away downgrade pressure
Rendez-Vous 2004
FHCF weathers the storm
The expectations of reinsurers that a major wind-loss catastrophe would blow away their reserves have so far proved unfounded. The industry, it seems, has learned the lessons of Hurricane Andrew
RMS releases Ivan damage estimates
Risk Management Solutions (RMS), has predicted that insured losses from Hurricane Ivan in the US are...
London insurance market looks for cost savings
The London insurance market is upbeat and enjoying a strong year, according to research by Pricewate...
Moody's delivers new Converium warning
Re-ratings
White Mountains announces Ivan losses
White Mountains Insurance Group has announced that the impact from Hurricane Ivan has not hit the company badly.
Atrium confirms capacity acquisition
Atrium Underwriting has announced it has acquired a further £2.6m of capacity on its two managed syndicates, 570 and 609, at a cost of £0.2m.
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Capacity increases due to hurricanes says analyst
Capacity increases in the Lloyd's market are due to the recent spell of devastating hurricanes, acco...
Atrium terror fears lead to capacity increases
Lloyd's managing agent Atrium said fears over potential terrorism losses have forced it to compensat...
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Penny Black's insurance week
Having shaken off its collective Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous hangover, the London market was back doing ...
Benfield introduces Romanian quake model
Benfield has launched GAPQuake Romania, a fully probabilistic earthquake loss model capable of evaluating losses from all seismic sources in and around the country.
Atrium doubles profits in first half
Lloyd's insurer Atrium Underwriting has announced profit before tax increases up strongly to £16.1m (30 June 2003: £8.2m)