Reinsurance
Appointment at Amlin Underwriting
Amlin Underwriting, the Lloyd's underwriter, has recruited Michael Davidson and Danny Clarke. Mr Da...
Axa puts US reinsurance into run-off
French (re)insurer Axa is cutting back its reinsurance operations in the US to focus on non-proportio...
Warren Buffett increases stake in Lloyd's market
Warren Buffett has further increased his stake in the Lloyd's market. The US financier's Berkshire ...
Ace Guaranty Re changes name
Ace Guaranty Re, part of Bermuda's Ace Group, has changed its name to Ace Guaranty Corp. The compan...
Thaw point
As the floods and snow once again caused chaos across the UK, national and local governments contro...
Ace Guaranty renamed
Ace Guaranty Re, part of Bermuda's Ace Group, has changed its name to Ace Guaranty Corp. The compan...
Hiscox agrees quota share with Berkshire
Warren Buffett has further increased his stake in the Lloyd's market. The US financier's Berkshire Ha...
Wildnet plans to hit US specialty
Benfield Group's technology subsidiary Wildnet is planning an assault on US specialty lines busines...
Scor restructures
Scor plans to scale back its underwriting in the US and Bermuda and in unprofitable lines by 10%, o...
reweb - First seen on the Reinsurance website
Reinsurance broker Benfield Group plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in the first half of 20...
Appointment at Liberty syndicate 282
Liberty syndicate 282 has taken on three experts in reinsurance and retrocession business from Gerl...
US terror bill slows renewals
The long-awaited approval of a federal US backstop for terrorism cover is delaying 1 January renewa...
Reinsurers stick to their guns
Reinsurers are determined to claw back losses by pushing through rate increases at 1 January, but the price rises will not be enough to solve the market's woes, says Janina Clark.
Berkshire boosts stake in aviation
Berkshire Hathaway has tightened its grip on the aviation and space insurance markets by taking a 4...
Trenwick wins Lloyd's cash but halts London business
Troubled (re)insurer Trenwick has won 11th-hour support from its financial backers to continue unde...
Trenwick says backers to agree to renew letters of credit
Troubled reinsurer Trenwick this week said its backers at Lloyd's had agreed to renew a $182m (£115...
Trenwick wins support to underwrite at Lloyd's
Troubled reinsurer Trenwick has reached agreement in principle with its credit providers, enabling it...
Benfield seeks UK listing
Reinsurance broker Benfield is looking to list on the London Stock Exchange within the first six mo...
GAUM: insurers take flight
UK insurance giants Royal & Sun Alliance and Aviva have reduced and sold their respective sharehold...
Jacques Verlingue takes over as chairman of World Broker Network.
Jacques Verlingue, of French broker Verlingue Courtier en Assurances, took over from Dutch broker Ja...
Reinsurance float will mean a boost for London
Reinsurance broker Benfield Group's decision to float on the London Stock Exchange next year (see p...
Evolution targets insurance sector for growth
Specialised outsourcing and financial services consultancy Evolution is targeting the insurance sec...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Warren Buffet, the US investment guru who controls 8% of Lloyd's underwriti...
Liberty Syndidates takes on three-man team
Lloyd's managing agency Liberty Syndicates has taken on a three-man reinsurance team from Gerling G...