Reinsurance
Trenwick wins US backing
US (re)insurer Berkshire Hathaway is providing backing to enable Lloyd's managing agent Trenwick to...
More on than off
Adrian Leonard finds capital returning to the energy market as it finally hardens following major losses and years of overcapacity.
Scor drops bid for Gerling
French reinsurer Scor has pulled out of its exclusive negotiations with German (re)insurer Gerling ...
Rebriefs - Hannover Re
Germany's Hannover Re may strengthen its capital to retain its 'AA' (very strong) financial strengt...
Finality with a flourish
Run-off and commutation experts are in growing demand around the world and they believe the increasing efficiency in their "vibrant market" could have a beneficial effect on the whole (re)insurance industry. John Sanders reports.
Rebriefs - Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre
The Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre of University College London is setting up remote-learnin...
Welcome for newcomers
Near universal praise was forthcoming at last month's Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous for the raft of new (...
Rediary
OCTOBER 2002 2-3 Toxic Mould Litigation San Francisco, US American Conference Institute ...
Renaissance goes Platinum
Bermudian property catastrophe reinsurer RenaissanceRe is to take a stake in Platinum Underwriters,...
Cruise threat
Terrorist threats to cruise ships have emerged as a significant concern to marine insurers. "Cr...
Rebriefs - IPC Holdings
The shares of the Bermudian reinsurer IPC Holdings were listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange on 10 ...
Rebriefs - Montpelier Re
New Bermudian reinsurer Montpelier Re plans to sell 9.52 million shares in an initial public offeri...
Appointment at PXRe
James Dore has retired as executive vice-president, treasurer and chief financial officer of Bermud...
Sparring at the spa
The tenor of the upcoming renewals should once again become clearer at the reinsurance meetings late this month in Baden-Baden. Eric Alexander outlines what to expect.
Rebriefs - Heath Lambert Hybrid Solutions
Well done to John Ryan, managing director of Heath Lambert Hybrid Solutions, who won the Reinsuranc...
Appointment at BiB Underwriters.
Agricultural underwriting agency BiB Underwriters has appointed four new employees to its expanding ...
BH buys into Lloyd's deal.
Berkshire Hathaway last week extended its involvement in Lloyd's through a deal with Bermudian insur...
Help the Aged ends affinity deal with Marsh.
Broker giant Marsh has been served notice by Help the Aged that its affinity relationship will be te...
Atrium reports significant improvement in loss before tax.
Lloyd's insurer Atrium reported what it described as a "significant improvement in loss before tax" ...
Public relations.
More and more brokers are deciding to float on the stock exchange - reversing recent trends. Jonathan Swift analyses the rationale behind this move to go public and what it will mean for the market.
Forbes' African expansion.
Anglo-South African broker Alexander Forbes is hoping to expand, following an agreement to sell 30% ...
Alien reinsurers big in US.
Alien reinsurers are taking a growing share of the reinsurance business in the US, according to a st...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Last week, Penny lunched with David Peel, recently-installed head of all things communication at Llo...
Benfield recruitments fuel relocation rumours.
Privately owned UK-based reinsurance broker the Benfield Group is recruiting staff for a new Bermuda...