Reinsurance
Wasa v Lexington - Judgment day
Robin White of Addleshaw Goddard - which acts for Wasa - reviews the crucial issues in advance of the House of Lords hearing in the UK
Threats and opportunities
Facultative Market
Leaving on a high
Alexander Ferguson talks to IPC chief executive Jim Bryce about the collapse of AIG, his years in Bermuda, and the future of IPC as he looks ahead to retirement
Recruitment moves
Swiss Re chairman Peter Forstmoser, said he will resign from the board of the embattled Swiss reinsu...
Interview - A run-off write-off?
Alexander Ferguson talks to Cavell's Ken Randall about the run-off sector outlook in the wake of the present financial turmoil
Taking on ballast to survive rough seas
If you were an investor in Bermudian IPC Holdings, you probably wish there could be four or five pla...
Japan rates rise 5-10% after large Yen gains
Japan's reinsurance rates on 1 April rose by 5 to 10%, research from Aon Benfield has shown. Catast...
Plumeri: cash for hours offer
Willis chief executive Joe Plumeri has offered staff cash incentives to cut their working hours in a...
Validus makes rival offer for IPC
Validus Re has offered $1.68bn for Bermudian rival IPC Holdings, the company said in a statement. I...
EU donates EUR12.5m to Caribbean facility
The European Union has donated EUR12.5m to the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility. The d...
Lloyd's CFO gloomy about investment
As with a number of its reinsurance peers, Lloyd's is gloomy about the prospect of achieving any inv...
Ready for the hardening market
BMS director Robin Greville Williams on the benefits of camping out with clients, dolphin mortality rates and the importance of client relationships
Validus makes offer for IPC Holdings
Validus Re has offered $1.68bn for Bermudian counterpart IPC Holdings, the company said in a statement.
IPC shares jump on Validus offer
Shares in Bermudian (re)insurer IPC Holdings jumped 5% on the Nasdaq on Tuesday on news that its rival Validus had offered nearly $2bn for the company.
Validus makes offer for IPC Holdings
Validus Re has offered $1.68bn for Bermudian rival IPC Holdings, the company said in a statement.
Fortis reports Euro 28bn loss although international GI arm is in the black
Fortis this morning reported that its insurance activities reported a total net profit of EUR 6m in 2008, including a negative impact from write-downs on the investment portfolio of EUR 639m net-of-tax.
Bermuda reinsurance composite posts loss of $6.6bn in 2008
The companies in Guy Carpenter's Bermuda reinsurance composite posted an aggregate net loss of nearly $7bn in 2008, the reinsurance broker reported.
Aspen promotes Clive Edwards to head of UK Commercial Insurance
Aspen Insurance Holdings has promoted Clive Edwards to the post of head of UK Commercial Insurance. Mr Edwards will replace Russell Griffiths, who is retiring on 31st March 2009.
Group Re understood to be behind Advent quota share deal
Group Re is understood to be the "A-rated reinsurance subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings" behind the recently-announced Advent quota share deal, Reinsurance understands.
Bolt replacement at Marlborough named
Flagstone has said Dominic Kirby will replace Tom Bolt as managing director of Marlborough Underwriting Agency.
Bolt replacement at Marlborough named
Bermudian (re)insurer Flagstone has said that Dominic Kirby will replace Tom Bolt as Managing Director of Marlborough Underwriting Agency Limited.
Bolt to replace Rolfe Tolle at Lloyd's
Lloyd's has announced that Tom Bolt will take over from Rolf Tolle as underwriting performance director.
Lloyd's appoints new franchise performance director
Lloyd's has appointed Tom Bolt as its new underwriting performance director.
Appointment at Whittington Group
Whittington Group has appointed Charlie Burgess as a member of the senior executive team to suppor...