Reinsurance
Arch launches marine division
Arch Insurance Company today announced the establishment of its marine underwriting division with the appointment of William Beveridge.
AM Best affirms Scor rating
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Very Good) of Scor and its core subsidiaries and has assigned an issuer credit rating of "bbb+" to these companies. Senior and subordinated debt instruments issued or guaranteed by Scor have been…
Stars and Spitzer
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Appointment at Carvill
Reinsurance intermediary Carvill has made Steve Smith, an atmospheric physicist, vice-president of i...
Talbot reveals it has secured funds
Lloyd's underwriter Talbot has revealed it has secured funds from the likes of Berkshire Hathaway, a...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny's thoughts are this week with Andrew Paddick, of the Institute of Insurance Brokers, who, one ...
Asia builds its legal casebook in 2004
Legal Review: Asia-Pacific
Glacier Re launched
Glacier Reinsurance, a Swiss start-up reinsurance company, has been launched, having successfully ra...
IPCRe keeps AM Best'sA+ rating
Re-ratings
Beyond headlines: rates still rule
As the year closes, it seems that all that can confidently be stated about the renewals season is th...
Carvill Re launched
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Muifa hits Philippines
The Philippines has been battered by Typhoon Muifa, which has left at least 40 people missing and th...
2004 hurricane season 'not unusual'
The 2004 hurricane season, which saw four hurricanes hit the state of Florida, should not be conside...
Industry hopes political stability will bring Tria renewal
The insurance industry showed little preference in the recent election as it looks to Washington to pass a raft of reforms
Benfield unveils new contract interface
Benfield has launched a new interface that enables customers and reinsurers to build into their own ...
The winds of no change
2004's hurricanes are likely to prevent the kind of rate-softening that buyers have been hoping for this renewal season
Appointment at John B. Collins
John B. Collins Associates has appointed Tim Poeton as a vice-president in the company's New York of...
Transparency - a key to continued success in the reinsurance industry
I would rather be using this opportunity to discuss more customary topics, such as year-end renewals...
Appointment at Guy Carpenter
Guy Carpenter has made George Carrington as senior vice-president in its UK casualty specialty pract...
RAA releases latest US P/C figures
According to a Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) survey of reinsurers’ statutory underwriting results, a group of 27 U. S. property-casualty reinsurers wrote $22.3bn of net premiums during the third quarter of 2004.
SVB losses continue
Lloyd's insurer SVB's syndicate forecasts have revealed increased losses for the 2002 year of account. £8.1m has been utilised to cover the losses, for which it wrote a £103.6m provision at the end of June.