Reinsurance
Swiss Re board changes
Swiss Re has named Christian Mumenthaler as chief risk officer of Swiss Re Group, succeeding Bruno Porro who will retire at the end of 2004.
Appointment at Benfield
Benfield has made Klaus Riechmann joint managing director of its Munich office. Mr Riechmann has mor...
S&P claims 2005 market will test reinsurers
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has claimed that the resolve of the reinsurance community will be further tested in 2005, as management seeks to balance the demands of clients, brokers, and shareholders to maintain current underwriting volumes with the potential…
Montpelier Re announces share repurchase
Montpelier Re has announced that the company's board of directors has approved the repurchase of up to $150m of its common shares.
RAA releases US P&C figures
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) has released the results of a new survey of US property/casualty insurers results.
New Bermudians come of age
Supplement: Bermuda
Terrorism - Tria debate intensifies
The debate over the extension of the Terrorism and Risk Insurance Act (Tria) continues to grow, with...
Moody's Investors Service upgrades
Re-ratings
Von Bomhard fixes on profit
Nikolaus Von Bomhard, the new chairman of Munich Re's board of management, has said that the group's...
A Fair deal for homeowners
Massachusetts hurricane cover
Time to test the water?
Supplement: Bermuda
A question of independence
Supplement: Bermuda
The real bottom line
Britt Newhouse looks at the real costs involved for (re)insurers when it comes to paying claims
World Bank grants Romanian loan for earthquake risk
The World Bank has given $1.5m to the Romanian Government to help it assess the risk posed by the dangers of a major earthquake.
Aon lauds success of document exchange
Broker Aon has announced that 28 insurers and reinsurers from the London, European, Bermudian and North American insurance markets are now using its document exchange to electronically access claims documentation.
NAIC adds to TRIA pressure
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has testified before the US Congress on the fact that there remains a strong need for the US government to provide appropriate financial back up to the private insurance market in order to…
Reduction in capacity impacts Hannover Re earnings
Reinsurer Hannover Re has reported operating profit increases of 41.8% to 154.5m euro (£104.7m), for the first quarter of 2004, with quarterly net income rising by 36.1%, despite what it describes as "Markedly less premium income than the same period…
ART deals change direction, claims Schofield
The number of Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) deals on the insurance market has peaked and could soon start to decline, according to Oliver Schofield, director at Aon Group’s property global practice.
Hardy sells up Lloyd's stake
London Market News
Talbot admits rating pressure
London Market News
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is a good corporate site that has clearly had enough resources put behind it. It starts with a ...
Fried Frank warns that directors are open to personal liability claims
Directors and officers of UK and European companies face an increasing personal risk of litigation or regulatory action, according to international law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.
Profit boost for Lloyd's insurer Talbot
Talbot Holdings Lloyd's operation has recorded a 66% increase in pre-tax profits for 2003.