Reinsurance
Video: Post launches the British Insurance Summit 2010
Anthony Gould, group editor in chief, Incisive Media's insurance division talks about the launch of Post's new flagship conference - the British Insurance Summit.
Amlin to sponsor Essex Cricket Club
Amlin today announced it has entered into an initial three-year partnership with Essex Cricket to support the growth and development of first class cricket within the county.
Goldean to step down from Scottish Re
Scottish Re Group, the (re)insurer in run-off, said that its president and CEO Paul Goldean will step down at the end of the month.
Quake hits Indonesia
An earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, news reports have said, however so far no significant damage has been reporter.
RSA and Catlin confirm FSA solvency II support roles
RSA and Catlin have been named as two of the insurers which worked with the Financial Services Authority on a Solvency II pilot scheme to design the internal models and work out how they will be approved by the regulator.
Beazley latest Lloyd's insurer to give first quarter nat cat estimates
Beazley today announced its estimated net losses arising from the earthquake in Chile over the weekend of 27 to 28 February 2010 to be in the range of $55m to $75m.
AIG CEO confident successor can come from within its ranks
Robert Benmosche, AIG's second chief executive since its government bailout, expects to be at the insurer for up to two more years, according to Bloomberg News.
RSA and Catlin confirm FSA solvency II support roles
RSA and Catlin have been named as two of the insurers which worked with the Financial Services Authority on a Solvency II pilot scheme to design the internal models and work out how they will be approved by the regulator.
AIG CEO confident successor can come from within its ranks
Robert Benmosche, AIG's second chief executive since its government bailout, expects to be at the insurer for up to two more years, according to Bloomberg News.
Munich Reinsurance drops America
Munich Reinsurance America has changed its brand name to Munich Re and adopted the Munich Re logo for all marketing materials, the company declared today.
Munich Reinsurance drops America
Munich Reinsurance America has changed its brand name to Munich Re and adopted the Munich Re logo for all marketing materials, the company declared today.
Recruitment moves
All the latest moves in the Reinsurance sector
Heart and Seoul
Katherine Blacker talks to Jong-won Park, CEO of Korean Re, about the state of the market, staffing issues and the challenges the industry faces
US Treasury adds two execs to AIG board
The US Treasury has appointed two senior executives to serve on AIG’s board of directors, the company said today.
E-trading: is the tail wagging the dog?
Ian Forwood of Eurobase reviews the latest developments in electronic trading for the reinsurance and large commercial insurance sectors and asks, when it comes to technology, are early adopters gaining a competitive advantage?
Election set for 6 May
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing to announce that the UK general election will be held - as widely predicted - on 6 May.
Election set for 6 May
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing to announce that the UK general election will be held - as widely predicted - on 6 May.
US mine explosion claims 25 lives
An explosion in a mine in West Virginia has killed at least 25 people, various news agencies have reported.
US property and casualty coverages dip
The composite rate for property and casualty coverages in the US was down 4% for March this year according to MarketScout. It said the composite rates for February 2009 and 2010 were down 8% and 5% respectively.
Southern California impacted by quake
The strong earthquake which hit the Baja California in Mexico on Easter Sunday also shook parts of Southern California, US modelling agency RMS has reported.
AIG adds two to board
US Treasury Department to name Donald H. Layton and Ronald A. Rittenmeyer to AIG’s board
Catastrophe losses have no impact on April renewals: Aon Benfield
Reinsurance rates continued softening trend at April 1 renewals according to the report from the broking giant
Former Mitsui CEO Guest returns with mutual exec role
The Higher Education mutual UMAL has appointed the former CEO of Mitsui Sumitomo London, Allan Guest, as a non-executive director.