Reinsurance
Liberty's director of underwriting departs
Liberty's director of underwriting Tom Corfield has left the company Reinsurance has learned.
recruitment moves
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has appointed Anthony Langridge as regional chairman of JLT Asia with effect from 4 January 2010. Langridge has spent more than 30 years in Asia and has held a number of senior positions within Aon, most recently as chairman of its…
Lloyd's 2012 challenge
Jon Francis, manager of business development at Whittington, examines Lloyd's claims performance and what the next step is for the market.
Uncertain direction ahead
Beset by the global recession and a seemingly never-ending soft market, Tim Evershed reviews the state of and prospects for casualty lines.
Ploughing the reinsurance furrow
Katherine Blackler speaks to Jeremy Brazil about falling into the industry and how it is coping with the perils of recession.
Quirk in the mainstream
Katherine Blackler talks to Geraldine Quirk, partner and run-off specialist at law firm Clyde & Co.
Ignore creditors at your peril
A recent Scottish court ruling means that a significant piece of companies legislation in the UK has come under scrutiny with serious implications for schemes of arrangement, writes Simon Barnes.
Destination: France
Thomas Willkowei and Ralph Bunger of Global Re give a rundown of the French run-off market.
Run-off making tracks again
The run-off markets are far from spent, writes Jeremy Golden.
More interesting times ahead
Seymour Matthews, chairman of reinsurance at Cooper Gay, sees positive signs for the industry.
Consensus: a rare beast
Our round-up of reader opinion reveals that reinsurance pricing continues to flatten and some of you are currently negotiating mergers and acquisitions.
Berkshire Hathaway third quarter earnings triple
Warren Buffett's investment vehicle has said that third quarter earnings have tripled
Torus adds two to energy team
Torus, the specialty insurer, continues to build its onshore energy team with the appointments of onshore energy underwriter Amanda Ewen, and risk engineer Mohammed Hanif.
US Gulf of Mexico bracing for Hurricane Ida
Hurricane has already killed 124 in El Salvador and is beating a path towards the oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico
Beazley GWP up 45% boosted by strengthening dollar
CEO Andrew Horton said its recession planning had been"robust".
Hiscox nine month premiums up 10%
Hiscox said that its first nine months have seen gross written premiums jump over 10%.
Lloyd's underwriters concerned about dam draw down - sources
Lloyd's underwriters are looking into the possible drawdown of the Hanson Dam in the Western US with some concern, Reinsurance has learned
BTA collapse may cost market up to $500m - sources
Collapse of Kazhakstan bank could cost the market losses of $500m, sources have told Reinsurance.
Hannover Re earnings jump
German reinsurer's third quarter profits follows trend of the rest of the market and gives a confident outlook.
Validus profits rise strongly
Validus, the Bermudian (re)insurer, said net income rose to $499.2m, compared with a net loss of $126.3m this time last year.
Berkshire Hathaway placed on ratings watch negative
Berkshire Hathaway has been placed on ratings watch negative by Fitch