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Scor securitises EUR160m with Atlas IV Cat bond
European reinsurer Scor has securitised EUR160m ($235m) of European windstorm and Japanese earthquak...
Island breaks into 'niche' reinsurance
Guernsey is promoting itself as an alternative to Bermuda as a top financial centre for the 'niche' ...
Winners
Reinsurance Readers Awards 2007
Two views of the credit crunch
Credit briefing
2008: softening sustained
Inside view
China growth - Lloyd's China report
A new report into China's insurance market predicts that liability insurance will be a growth area a...
Gutter balls and geniuses
Review of the year
US terror backstop - US government faces TRIA deadline
Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are still battling to agree on a new version ...
Fed up?
US Cat: State vs private
Don't worry about the government
Rethink
Sub-prime fallout
Swiss Re and XL stocks marked down as sub-prime price fears take toll
Head for the hills!
Dear friend, Oh what a brilliant year we've had and what a soft market we have created for ourselve...
Recruitment moves
Re-sume
Scor securitses €160m with Atlas IV Cat bond
European reinsurer Scor has securitised €160m of European windstorm and Japanese earthquake risk through a Cat bond issuance.
Funding issues hamper plant theft task force
Insurers remain at odds with the police over funding a plant theft action task force despite the lat...
What the papers said this week
Times Speculation that reinsurance broker Benfield could be subject to a bid from rival US gian...
S&P: Catlin ratings unaffected by subprime
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has said that that the counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings and outlook on core entities of Catlin Group Ltd are unaffected by the announcement that Catlin expects to incur a $75m charge in the…
Montpelier launches US direct property Fac operation
Montpelier Re has announced the launch of a direct property facultative (DPF) division underwritten by its Lloyd’s syndicate 5151 US coverholder Montpelier Underwriting Inc (MUI).
Taylor to step down as Montpelier CEO in June 08
Bermudian reinsurer Montpelier Re has announced that it has extended its chairman and chief executive Anthony Taylor’s contract for 2 years from 1st January 2008, but that he will step down as chief executive from June 30th off that year to take up a…
Appointment at Integro
Integro has added two principals to the firm's insurance and reinsurance group based in London. John...
Breaking up is hard to do
Legal Comment: Staff defections
Appointment at Talbot
Talbot has made six senior underwriting appointments. James Skinner is appointed head of marine unde...
Rating agency puts Swiss Re under review
Rating agency AM Best has placed Swiss Re’s financial strength rating of A+ under review with negative implications.