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Loss assessor charged over alleged money laundering
Loss assessor David Rawstron of Salisbury, Hamer, Aspden and Johnson, has been charged along with se...
Moody’s affirms St Paul Travelers debt ratings
Moody's has announced that it has affirmed the long-term debt ratings of The St Paul Travelers Companies and also affirmed the Aa3 insurance financial strength ratings (IFSR) of the members of the legacy Travelers intercompany pool.
Appointment at Carvill
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Glacier Re launched
Glacier Reinsurance, a Swiss start-up reinsurance company, has been launched, having successfully ra...
PCS expands services
ISO's Property Claim Services (PCS) unit has expanded its services to include loss estimates for pot...
Benfield researches risk measurement
Benfield has produced a new research paper, 'Risk Measurement in Insurance', which aims to provide a...
Market needs a steady hand
The new year finds the reinsurance market wearing a poker face, waiting to see which of the many fac...
Homegrown agency plays to Bermuda's strengths
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PartnerRe announces windstorm losses
PartnerRe has announced that claims relating to its exposure to Windstorm Erwin, which hit Northern Europe in early January, are expected to be between $50-$60m.
What the papers said this week
The Times Reinsurers undercut each other last year and are at risk of sending premiums into a downw...
Appointment at Munro Insurance Consultants
Munro Insurance Consultants has made two senior appointments. Derek Richardson joins as associate di...
Appointment at Glencairn
Glencairn has made Peter Cheesman manager for modelling solutions. Joining the reinsurance division,...
XL Capital adds £40m to hurricane losses
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Appointment at Tokio Marine Global
Adrian Ballardie has joined Tokio Marine Global as chief underwriting officer, having spent 10 month...
AM Best comments on Munich Re announcement
AM Best has announced that the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) (with a stable outlook) and the issuer credit rating of “aa” (with a negative outlook) of Munich Re remains unaffected following the company’s revised earnings forecast for 2004 …
An aviation underwriter
Bruce Carman, Atrium's Syndicate 609 war underwriter, takes time out of a crammed schedule to apprise Guy Anker of just what his day-to-day routine entails
Appointment at Monument
Monument, Primary Group's Lloyd's and international markets broker, has made several promotions with...
Appointment at Carvill
Independent reinsurance intermediary Carvill has made Patrick Figorito senior vice-president. Mr Fig...
Appointment at Arch (Europe)
Arch Insurance Company (Europe) has made Knud Christensen chief administration officer. He has also ...
Top three not expected to lose share
The top three brokers are unlikely to lose market share as a result of the Spitzer inquiry, accordin...