Reinsurance
Putting ART in the frame.
Alternative Risk Transfer is not something the UK market was drawn to straight away, but now insurers are beginning to see the bigger picture and what ART can do for them, says Marcus Alcock.
PXRe to miss earnings target
PXRe has warned that it will not reach its goal of a 15% return on equity this year, blaming $15m of ...
Climate change: will it sink property insurers?
6 September - The Insurance Hall Much has been written and said about climate change, but just how...
PXRe revises its results
Bermuda-based PXRe has delayed publishing its second quarter 2001 results and is likely to restate it...
New insurer backed by traditional players
A new insurance company called Bluesure is launched today, which allows users to cover a number of th...
Zurich Municipal and Cunningham Lindsey conduct subsidence survey
Cunningham Lindsey's subsidence team is involved in a joint project lead by Zurich Municipal which ai...
Proceed with caution.
At first glance, the reinsurance industry seems to be heading towards a full recovery, but David Fanning finds many observers far from convinced.
Smoking is a drag.
In the past, cigar and pipe smokers often qualified for 'non-smoker' discounts. A survey by Hannover Re shows that UK life insurers are now tightening up on their definitions. Keith Sankey reports.
IPC Re earnings up
IPC Re, the Bermudian property catastrophe reinsurer, has reported operating income of $20.2m for the...
RenRe income up 13%
Bermudian property catastrophe reinsurer RenaissanceRe has reported a 13% increase in its operating i...
Hannover Re reveals first quarterly figures
Gross written premiums received by Hannover Re totalled Euro 2.4bn in the first quarter of 2001 and a...
Lloyd's Syndicate of the Year
Lloyd's syndicate 609 not only outperforms the market but has a deserved reputation for quoting for any risk, writes Marcus Alcock.
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny heard this week that the fall out at Independent appears to have claimed another victim, with ...
Benfield Greig recruits Aon staff.
Reinsurance broker Benfield Greig has recruited a five strong US casualty team from rival Aon Re. ...
Renaissance Re to raise $150m
Property catastrophe reinsurance company Renaissance Re Holdings plans to sell $150m of senior notes ...
Five leave Aon Re to join rival
Reinsurance broker Benfield Greig has recruited a five strong US casualty team from rival Aon Re. T...
Omni makes move on PXRE.
Dutch-based insurance services specialist Omni Whittington has acquired Lloyd's managing agency PXRE...
Global warning: how to cope with today's climate.
Much has been written and said about climate change but just how will it affect the UK property insur...
Equitas could get a Buffetting.
Increased asbestos liabilities seem to hold no fear for 'The Sage of Omaha', Warren Buffett. His company might even try to take over Equitas, says Robert CB Miller.
Inreon buys exchange.
Inreon, the internet-based reinsurance trading exchange set up by Munich Re, Swiss Re, Accenture and...
Berkshire's guru speaks.
Insurers and reinsurers were treated in late May to a unique glimpse into the mind of one of the men ...
Net reinsurance premiums higher.
Net reinsurance premiums written by US property casualty reinsurers in the first quarter 2001 were n...
The big country.
Adrian Leonard reveals that US business has proved increasingly important for Lloyd's, even in the soft markets of recent years.
Alleghany rethinks Lloyd's.
Alleghany Underwriting's syndicate 376 at Lloyd's is likely to follow the 29% loss in the 1998 year ...