Reinsurance
RFIB appoints new director
Broker adds Stephen Grant to its board
US Congress passes (re)insurance sanctions on Iran
US Congress has backed plans to impose sanctions on Iran including an insurance and reinsurance ban for Iranian tankers as part of the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act
PartnerRe promotes Paris Re CRO
Paris Re chief risk officer Jerome Carre as PartnerRe group risk management director
Former Benfield Corporate Risks founder leaving Aon
John Lapsley is moving on on after a year of integrating the Benfield Corporate Risks into Aon
Hogan & Hartson and Lovells vote to merge
International law firms Hogan & Hartson and Lovells’ respective partnerships have approved the merger of their firms. The combination will be known as Hogan Lovells, effective 1 May 2010.
Swiss Re insures UK local authority pension fund
Swiss Re has provided insurance for a British local authority pension fund against cost increases due to members living longer than expected, in the first such deal involving a government body.
Blog-re: Here come the girls
New blog-re availible to read online now
Total UK insurance premiums down, but GI up 8% to £47.2bn.
Claims made in latest International Financial Services London report.
Zurich to release California quake cat bond
S&P rates upcoming Zurich cat bond
Aviation insurers to post third annual loss - Aon
Airline insurers, including Berkshire Hathaway and Allianz, may lose money this year on costs from the Air France crash, forcing the industry to raise prices, according to Aon.
S&P upgrades Catlin
Standard & Poor's upgrades Catlin to 'A' from ‘A-‘
Swiss Re urges swift action climate change
Delegates speak out at Copenhagen conference
R&Q expected to settle with Equitas
Settlement will allow around $1bn of outstanding insurance claims to be paid
Montpelier Re forms new Lloyd's MGA
Paladin Underwriting Agency formed by Bermudian reinsurer.
Insurance and reinsurance markets disconnected - JLT Re
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has warned of the "disconnect" between the insurance and reinsurance markets.
Willis shareholders greenlight Ireland move
Supreme Court of Bermuda now votes on issue.
UN Security Council considers (re)insurance ban on Iran
The UN Security Council is considering imposing sanctions on Iran including a ban on (re)insurance for Iranian tankers – WSJ
Transatlantic Re boosts senior management team
Transatlantic Reinsurance’s board of directors has boosted its senior management team.
Life annuity reinsurer formed
US insurer Jefferson Financial forming a new reinsurer, Overture Re
Validus opens new Singapore office
Bermudian reinsurer gets permission to open new office in Asia
Scor confirms Atlas VI cat bond
Scor has confirmed the closing of a sixth Atlas Cat bond offer
