Reinsurance
Lancashire expands Middle East marketing operations
Asia Pacific region to be covered by Lancashire's office in Dubai.
Validus Reinsurance appoints Cooper
Charles Cooper to head North American property catastrophe reinsurance underwriting.
US casualty rates worrying reinsurance market- KBW
The US casualty market is worrying the reinsurance market, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods have said.
Reinsurance rates seen to be flat at 1/1
Reinsurance rates aren't going to go down at 1/1, underwriting sources have told Reinsurance.
Validus grabs senior underwriter from XL Re
Charles Cooper moves to Bermudian (re)insurer Validus from one of its biggest rivals.
Former Lockton executive to head up Tysers war and terrorism team
Fiona Denton joins marine division.
Endurance still on the lookout for acquisitions
Endurance CEO Kenneth LeStrange says company still wanting to buy.
Aspen raids WR Berkley and Swiss Re to start facultative casualty reinsurance unit
Aspen Re raids WR Berkley and Swiss Re to start unit.
Close-knit is a better fit
Nigel Clarke, executive director at MYI chartered loss adjusters, explores how the captive programme affects approaches to loss and the claims process.
Torus raids XL and Hiscox for new division
XL London market boss O'Donohue and Hiscox Europe's Van der Veer join Torus' global specialty business.
IFEX reduces block trade minimum across the board
IFEX reduces block trade minimum to 25 across the board, instead of just Northeast and Eastern Seaboard contracts.
M&A to sweep reinsurance market
Expect a wave of M&A in the reinsurance market, MMC CEO says.
ILS sector investment return falls
Insurance-linked securities investment return falls.
Reinsurance giants put together lobbying group
Reinsurance giants put together the Global Reinsurance Forum.
Swiss Re bullish on capacity position
Swiss reinsurance giant continues to increase capacity.