Reinsurance
Goshawk Re starts work.
Goshawk Re, the new Bermud-ian reinsurer set up by Lloyd's (re)insurer Goshawk has opened for busine...
Happy Birthday.
The Lloyd's Choir, one of the oldest in the City of London, plans to celebrate its 80th anniversary ...
Bermuda calls for terror backstop.
Senior reinsurance industry executives last week renewed their calls for a federal backstop for terr...
Big investments mean Talbot can go shopping.
New Lloyd's managing agency Talbot Underwriting could look at possible acquisitions, after bucking t...
Sale plan as OP goes into "orderly" run-off.
Bermudian reinsurer Overseas Partner has entered into talks with several companies about the possibi...
Bell & Clements' US subsidiary signs Midland deal.
The US subsidiary of London broker Bell & Clements has signed a deal with US insurer Midland to prov...
Bermudian reinsurer PXRe has reported a net loss ...
Bermudian reinsurer PXRe has reported a net loss of almost £13m for 2001 - a significant increase on...
Industry chiefs renew call for US terror backstop
Senior reinsurance industry executives yesterday renewed their calls for a US federal backstop for te...
Overseas Partners is put into run-off
Bermudian reinsurer Overseas Partners (OPL) has put most of its operations into run-off with the clai...
PXRe reports larger loss last year
Bermudian reinsurer PXRe has reported a net loss of almost $18m for 2001, a significant increase on t...
GoshawK Re opens for business
GoshawK Re has opened for business in Bermuda and announced a new senior management team. GoshawK ...
Financial times?
Premium finance is an unforgiving market for new entrants. The business of achieving critical mass before time runs out is a delicate balancing act and one complicated recently by the collapse of several insurers. Simon Threadgold reports.
General Re posts $1.3bn loss
General Re has said it expects a pre-tax underwriting loss of $1.27bn for the fourth quarter of 2001....
Benfield researches bio-terror
In the wake of the US anthrax letters last year, Benfield Greig has published new research into bio-t...
Pinsent appoints reinsurance head
Tim Burton, the group legal counsel at reinsurance intermediary Benfield, is to lead the national and...
Rebriefs - AM Best.
Rating agency AM Best has assigned ratings to three new Bermudian reinsurers. Allied World Assurance...
Appointment at Benfield Greig Ltd.
Charles Fry has been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Benfield Greig Ltd. He will report t...
Casualty loss development speeds up.
Losses are being reported more quickly to casualty excess reinsurers according to a survey by the Re...
Rush to fill key posts.
View the pdf of this story Sun, sea, sand and ... a strong reputation as an offshore tax haven a...
Rising to the challenges.
It has been said many times since 11 September, and apologies for repeating the cliche, but things w...
US industry calls for terror backstop.
The US (re)insurance sector and large property owners are putting heavy pressure on the US governmen...
Wake-up call for life.
Compared with their non-life counterparts, life reinsurers' financial losses from the 11 September disaster will be modest. However, as John Sanders discovers, the event is forcing a major rethink of the risk posed by terrorism.
Benfield remains tight-lipped on flotation plan.
London-based reinsurance broker Benfield Greig has refused to rule out a listing, following speculat...
Terrorism pushes Hannover Re into Euro 204m loss
Hannover Re made a Euro 204m loss after tax in the third quarter of 2001, although it says it would h...