Reinsurance
Earthquake risks
Earthquake risk in France, Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries is higher than previously...
Tolle: discipline is needed at Lloyd's
Lloyd's franchise performance director-elect, Rolf Tolle, has rejected any notion that the market i...
Rebriefs - Windstorm Calvann causes insured losses.
Windstorm Calvann, which hit north-eastern France and south-western Germany on 2 January, caused an ...
PXRe strikes quota share deal
Bermuda's PXRe Group has arranged $194m of quota share reinsurance with a new, special purpose Berm...
Scor sells Commercial Risk and names executives
Paris-based reinsurance group Scor is to sell Commercial Risk Partners (CRP), its Bermudian special...
'Lloyd's may wither', warns Charman
Lloyd's needs to get to grips with technology and embrace outsourcing, or the 300-year-old franchise ...
Rugby referee held to account
Richard John Vowles v David Evans and others (Cardiff District Registry — 13 December 2002) ...
Reinsurers lack capital, says Benfield
Capital shortages will make 2003 a tough year for reinsurance companies, according to a new report by...
Penny Black's insurance week
As Penny got wind of two Independent overseas operations she never knew existed this week - in the ...
Scor sells Commercial Risk, names new management
Paris-based reinsurance group Scor is to sell Commercial Risk Partners (CRP), its Bermudian specialty...
Goshawk Re gets an extra $40m
Goshawk Insurance Holdings of the UK has increased the capital and surplus of its Bermudian reinsurer...
The new generation
With rates for commercial insurance going through the roof, the premium finance market is booming and young start-ups are trying their luck, as Simon Threadgold discovers.
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...