Reinsurance
Scor buys XL subsidiary
Scor to buy XL Capital's US life reinsurance business.
Liberty Syndicates underwriter defects to Amlin - sources
Liberty Syndicates underwriter Kit Barber has defected to Amlin, Reinsurance has learned.
Lloyd's broker appoints claims firm founder as CEO
Former Improveline boss Marshall King to take over RFIB.
Prince's Trust - football in the park
The Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group is calling for squads of 10 to play in this year's Insurance Cup, the annual six-a-side tournament being held in Regent's Park to raise money for the Trust.
Navigant takes hit to revenues
Navigant Consulting announces second quarter results and hints at potential further job cuts
Platinum first half net income drops
Bermudian (re)insurer's first half net income drops.
Reinsurer opens new European office
Validus locates office in Hamburg.
Reinsurance TV: the claims and run-off debate
In this special Reinsurance panel debate on the claims and run-off sector, held in association with Randall and Quilter, Reinsurance Magazine's group editor-in-chief Ant Gould discusses key issues with four industry experts, covering fraud, Solvency II,…
Going down a storm?
With the hurricane season imminent and prime minister Ewart Brown stirring up political unrest, Bermuda is preparing itself for tempestuous times. But how is its facultative reinsurance market faring? Aon Benfield Fac's Simon Smith explains to Alex…
European giants' Q2 results expected to be mixed
Analysts are expecting second quarter results from Munich Re, Swiss Re, and Hannover Re to be a mixed bag.
Torus hires new reinsurance chief underwriting officer
Torus has hired Tim Mardon to be its president and chief underwriting officer
Berkshire Hathway reported to have bid for IPC
Berkshire Hathwaway is reported to have bid for IPC before Validus finally had its bid accepted.
Forest fires rage in Canada
17 000 people have been told to leave their homes as firefighters battle forest fires.
Modelling needs to be understood better, claim experts
Munich Re sponsored symposium will discuss how insurers can make more fruitful use of climate model information.
More staff leave Aon-Benfield
Nick Early and Tony Dryden have joined Miller's facultative reinsurance business unit.
JLT appoints ex Aon broker joint MD for aviation, Asia
Martin Trumper the latest senior manager to join JLT from Aon
Fairfax in agreed deal for Advent
Advent will become the latest listed Lloyd's insurer to become privately owned after Fairfax buys the rest of the company.
North Carolina insurance bill passed
North Carolina lawmakers rekindle state coastal insurance provider
Global piracy levels at an all time high
IMB report says piracy attacks around the world more than doubled to 240 from 114 during the first six months of the year
Cooper Gay signs up Japanese reinsurance specialist
Cooper Gay has announced a formal consultancy arrangement with Japanese reinsurance specialist Megumi Ugai.
Ideas bank
The reinsurance sector is accustomed to pouring through hundreds of pages of printed reports but, with the launch of its GC Capital Ideas website in 2008, Guy Carpenter & Company transformed the way in which the insurance market keeps abreast of the…
Omega rating reaffirmed
CEO Tolliday said move comes at "pivotal" time for insurance group
Deloitte to advise on Solvency II
Deloitte has been appointed by the European Commission to advise on Solvency II