Reinsurance
Reinsurers hold firm on rates
With Gerling's no-show, the impact of August's European floods and the push for higher premiums, there was plenty to talk about at the renewal negotiations in Baden-Baden late last month. Eric Alexander reports from the spa town in Germany's Black Forest.
Run-off likely for Gerling
Gerling Global Re's non-life reinsurance portfolio looked likely to be put into run-off as Reinsura...
Aviation market fills war risk gap
Aviation insurers are stepping in to fill the gap in war liability cover that is being created as g...
Sun shines on everyone
Vic Wyman and Roger Crombie review the half-year performance of Bermuda's newcomers and some of its established players.
Capital focus is hampering growth
In the modern London market, there is a reduced access to talented underwriters and, therefore, dec...
Few surprises expected in US renewals
Brokers and (re)insurers at the annual meeting of the National Association of Independent Insurers (N...
Appointment at The Davies Group
The recent expansion of the Davies Group is reflected in the promotions of three of its managers to...
Gerling to retain syndicate
Gerling UK this week stressed it would not need to dispose of its Lloyd's Syndicate 1206 to free up...
Gerling Global Re faces uncertainty as buyer sought
The uncertainty over Gerling Global Re's future was a major talking point at the opening of this we...
Berkeley Berry Birch looking to set up financial adviser network
Listed intermediary group Berkeley Berry Birch is looking to set up a new independent financial adv...
Lloyd's broker launches entertainment division
Lloyd's broker Corrie Baukham Batts has launched a new film and entertainment division and aims to ...
Olympus Re receives rating
Olympus Re, the new Bermudian reinsurer, has been give an 'A-' (excellent) rating by AM Best. Olymp...
Flood is insurable, says Swiss Re
At a briefing today at the reinsurance meeting in Baden-Baden Swiss Re maintained that floods are ins...
Face to face in Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is gearing up for next week's reinsurance meeting and one year on, the impact of 11 September will still be at the forefront of people's minds. European floods, marine losses and Bermudian capacity are also on the agenda, says Eric Alexander.
Systems Union announces sale to Axis Specialty
UK based software house Systems Union, developer of SunSystems, has announced that Marsh-backed Bermu...
Move by Gerling could lead to job cuts
The reinsurance arm of the German insurer Gerling, which is up for sale, is likely to stop writing da...
Events.
21-25 October Reinsurance meetings Baden-Baden, Germany Tel: +49 2 21 148 101 22 October ...
Montpelier Re share offering raises $201m
Bermudian reinsurer Montpelier Re Holdings has raised $201m through an initial public offering of sha...
Tracking the high-flyers
As British companies make even greater technological advances, the challenge for insurers is to keep up with the new types of risk that result, argues Sian Fisher.
Atlantic Insurance Regatta takes place
The Atlantic Insurance Regatta in New York Harbor took place last week, and a team representing the...
Gerling set to pull out of some non-life reinsurance markets
The reinsurance arm of the German (re)insurer Gerling, which is up for sale, is likely to stop writin...
Montpelier Re sets IPO at $20 per share
New Bermudian reinsurer Montpelier Re has set a $20 per share price for an initial public offering of...
Hannover Re wants more capital options
German reinsurer Hannover Re plans to change its rules to allow it for the first time to raise capita...
Trio returns for premium Aascent
Three former senior members of premium finance giant Transamerica Insurance Finance Company have set ...