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Buffett to cut Lloyd's involvement
Warren Buffett is to cut his investment in Lloyd's next year via his investment vehicle Berkshire Hathaway according to the Telegraph.
Axa's Indian call centre begins new UK pilot
Axa has begun taking inbound calls from UK customers at its Indian call centres for the first time t...
Axa's Indian call centre begins new UK pilot
Axa has begun taking inbound calls from UK customers at its Indian call centres for the first time t...
Aspen shares priced
Bermudian insurer Aspen Insurance Holdings' initial public offering, which is expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange today, has been priced at $22.50 (£13.05) per share.
Talbot Holdings secures capital
Bermuda-based Talbot Holdings has secured capital of £119m from a variety of private equity funds to...
US insurance stars aim to earn stripes
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ABI applications roll in
The Association of British Insurers has received a number of further applications for assessment by ...
Talbot aims to up profits following capacity boost
Bermuda-based Talbot Holdings has secured capital of $205m (£119m) to support its underwriting activities at Lloyd's for the 2004 year of account.
Ace announces IPO plans
Ace has unveiled plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of its financial guaranty business.
Benfield links up with Factiva
Reinsurance intermediary Benfield has chosen electronic information company Factiva to provide its employees with news and business bulletins.
Fitch raises fears over ZFS reserves
Rating agency Fitch has raised concerns over deteriorating reserves at Zurich Financial Services, af...
Fitch raises fears over ZFS reserves
Rating agency Fitch has raised concerns over deteriorating reserves at Zurich Financial Services, af...
Wellington to own part of Aspen share capital
Wellington Underwriting is to own 16.95% of Bermudian reinsurer Aspen's issued share capital based o...
Appointment at Royal & Sun Alliance
Royal & Sun Alliance has appointed two new underwriters to its professional and financial risk perso...
Will simplified model deliver?
Chris Aslett's two enforced job moves ('"Selfish" insurers are leading to industry-wide skills defic...
A man with long-tail plans
QBE has finally dropped the Iron Trades brand name as part of its bid to grow long-tail business and, ultimately, its profits. Steven Price, general manager of QBE's major risks division, talks to Anthony Gould about this and his other plans to boost…
Up in smoke
Insurer FM Global is opening a $78m (£49m) research campus in Richmond, US, to investigate the effec...
HSBC forms new joint venture in China
HSBC Holdings has formed a new foreign joint venture to sellinsurance in mainland China. HSBC will ...
AM Best warns insurers could face no-win situation
Insurers could be facing a no-win situation, as many struggle withtheir risk-adjusted capital levels...
Standard & Poor's affirms ratings on Hannover Re (Bermuda).
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has affirmed its 'AA-' counterpartycredit and financial strength rat...
Capital squandered on fixing mistakes
Capital-raising exercises among insurers are mainly being squanderedon patching up previous manageme...
Appointment at Glencairn
John Phillips has been appointed as a partner in the reinsurancedivision at employee-owned insurance...
Aspen Specialty recapitalises
Boston-based Aspen Speciality, a subsidiary of Aspen InsuranceHoldings, has recapitalised to $100m (...
Whisky winner
Reinsurance magazine would like to thank everyone who took part in our business card prize draw at L...