Reinsurance
No room at the US specialty inn?
Tim Evershed analyses the increasingly crowded US specialty market and wonders if there are any niches left for non-US invaders to fill, or will the new players all cut each others throats?
What a cracking investment
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Prices in South East Asia fall up to 20% says Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance prices in South East Asia are declining by as much as 20%, according to a report from Gu...
Coach-class survivors
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Gen Re announces new president
General Re has made John Cholnoky its president following the sudden resignation of CEO Joe Brandon ...
Omega takes itself off the market
Omega has terminated takeover talks with various suitors. Earlier this month, the Lloyd's insurer sa...
Guy Carpenter set to axe 350 jobs in strategic initiative
Reinsurance brokers were feeling the pinch in the first quarter of 2008, with both Guy Carpenter and...
Numbers for the first quarter are ugly
It was an ugly time for reinsurance companies releasing their first-quarter numbers, with falling re...
D&O jumping 40% claims Iron Pro
Directors' and officers' insurance rates are jumping more than 40%, due to the sub-prime credit disa...
Gobble gobble
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Walk the walk
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Flagstone Re to buy 29.9% of Alliance Re
Flagstone Re has said that it has agreed to buy up to 29.9% of Cyprus-domiciled specialist property ...
A sort of homecoming
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Keep the champagne on ice
Alexander Ferguson goes head-to-head with Grahame Chilton of Benfield
My, how this little terror has matured
Mairi Mallon finds tough competition in the terrorism market has is not only been bringing in new clients in droves, but making existing players look at expanding their cover into other areas of political risk.
How the death of insurable interest will help capital market convergence
Neil Beighton explains how new thinking in the UK on the law relating to insurable interest might be a boon to the nascent insurance derivatives marketplace
Montpelier Re Q1 net income plunges
Montpelier Re, the Bermudian (re)insurer, reported that first quarter net income plunged to just £0.3m from £73.3m in the first three months of 2007 after losses from key commercial properties came through.
Lancashire approves repurchase programme
Lancashire Holdings has approved a share repurchase programme after announcing its results for the three month period ending 31 March 2008.
Axis Capital Q1 net income up 4%
Axis Capital, the Bermudian (re)insurer, reported a 4% rise in first quarter net income.
Flagstone Re to buy 29.9% of Alliance Re
Flagstone Re has said that it has agreed topurchase up to 29.9% of Cyprus-domiciled specialist property and casualty reinsurer Alliance Re from current shareholders.
Guy Carpenter confirms job cuts
Global reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has confirmed that it is undergoing a round of job cuts.
Ironshore wins New York excess and surplus approval
Ironshore Insurance the Bermudian specialty (re)insurer, has gained approval to write excess and surplus busines in the state of New York, when the Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY) added the firm to a list of eligible E&S insurers.