Reinsurance
Aspen Insurance acquires the Dakota Speciality Insurance Company
Aspen Insurance has acquired the Dakota Speciality Insurance Company from The Insurance Corporation ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Being no shrinking violet, Penny had the opportunity to show her mettle in some very fast metal last...
Claims People posts first profit
Loss adjuster The Claims People has achieved a profit for the first time, fulfilling its aim to be i...
Levene calls for long term view at Rendezvous
Chairman of Lloyds Lord Levene has called on the reinsurance industry to make a concerted effort to a...
Finger on the pulse.
Modern businesses are facing a new wave of threats, says Colin Short. Companies must make sure they are fully prepared for the worst.
An eye on the future.
Current conditions and recent events have tested the stability of the market but insurers are quietly confident that their fortunes are changing. In the run-up to the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, Marcus Alcock gathers some views on what the next year could…
Bermuda - Flying the flag
Business
Security muscles to the top
What is the most important issue facing the reinsurance world today? Henry Keeling says it is financial security
London Market - Claims key to London's status
London's position as the leading world reinsurance hub is under threat from Bermuda and New York, ac...
Meeting of minds at Rendez-Vous
Monte Carlo Preview
Young Bermudians come of age
Analysis of the first-half results of the 'New' Bermudians finds them really starting to put their stamp on the market
Appointment at Axis Re
Dr Karl Mayr has been appointed president and chief executive of Axis Re. Dr Mayr will lead the unde...
Record results but the warning lights are on
Reinsurers are reporting strong first-half results but companies cannot afford to be complacent
Reweb
First seen on the Reinsurance website www.re-world.com Atlantic hurricane activity in 2003 will be ...
Moving with the times
The process of change is challenging, exciting, daunting and sometimes painful. However change is an...
RAA releases first half 2003 industry results
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) has released a new report announcing that 30 property an...
Foreign reinsurers gain larger slice of US market
Foreign reinsurers have tightened their grip on the US reinsurance market, according to a new report ...
AMP reports largest loss in its history.
Australian insurer AMP has reported one of the largest losses in the country's corporate history, wi...
Appointment at Haven Knox-Johnston.
Haven Knox-Johnston has appointed Paul Birch as business development manager. With more than 13 year...
Appointment at Zurich North America.
Zurich has appointed David Young the first vice-president of strategy for its middle markets busines...
Events.
4 September Guernsey Insurance Company Management conference 'Risk 2003' Beau Sejour Conference...
Munich Re blames losses on taxation
Munich Re made a loss of €603m in the first half of 2003, in contrast with the €4.1bn profit it made ...
Hannover Re posts healthy profit
Hannover Re has built on its successful first quarter 2003 figures by posting an operating profit of ...
Palmer & Cay starts up reinsurance branches
US-based insurance brokerage firm Palmer & Cay has entered the reinsurance market for the first time ...