Reinsurance
Willis targets banks.
Global broker Willis will eventually become a distributor, not only for insurers and reinsurers, but...
What the Papers Say.
The Sunday Telegraph Cinven, the venture capital group, is backing the consortium that has looked...
Thomas Miller in CGU acquisition.
London market mutual Thomas Miller, the parent company of the UK P&I Club and the TT Club, has agree...
WTC: fears for colleagues.
At the annual Monte Carlo Reinsurance Rendez-Vous, all proceedings and meetings came to a dramatic ha...
"Worst case" event happens
By Janina Clark in Monte Carlo
Scor boss predicts surge in rates
Chairman and chief executive officer for French reinsurer Scor, Jacques Blondeau announced this after...
Mourning industry promises to meet losses
By Janina Clark in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous stunned by terrorist attacks
By Janina Clark in Monte Carlo
Rendez-Vous stopped as fears mount
All meetings and proceedings at the Monte Carlo reinsurance Rendez-Vous were halted today, as insuran...
Record cat losses for P&C sector
The property and casualty (P&C) sector suffered its worst second quarter catastrophe losses in histor...
Broker Willis plans move into banking distribution
Willis will eventually become a distributor not only for insurers and reinsurers but also for banks a...
Riot get-out clause.
Two police forces may have to foot the multi-million-pound insurance bill, following riots in Bradfo...
Two in premium finance attack.
Two new premium finance providers aim to wrestle market share from the duopoly that dominates the UK...
Return to sanity?
Reinsurers are expecting this year's Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous to herald a long-awaited return to sanity, after the losses of the last few years. The mood will be serious and the bargaining hard, says Janina Clark.
Scor boosted by improved pricing conditions
French-based reinsurance group Scor today reported a 53% rise in both gross written premiums and grou...
Ron Ferguson retires from Gen Re
Ron Ferguson is to retire next June after 14 years as chairman and chief executive of General Re. J...
Excess proves elusive.
Many reinsurers have withdrawn from the unprofitable global marine market and the hunt for excess of loss cover intensifies. However, Adrian Leonard finds that the market is on the turn.
Time to be big and clever.
Our news pages this month might appear at first glance to be obsessed with size. Several of the main ...
ReResults - Second quarter 2001.
Catastrophe losses of $29.3m contributed to a fall in American Re's profit to $8.1m from $22.2m a ye...
Scottish Annuity & Life of Grand Cayman.
Scottish Annuity & Life of Grand Cayman is to acquire World-Wide Reassurance, a wholly owned subsidi...
Many unhappy returns.
Failure to improve on their inadequate capital returns will lead to problems for many reinsurers, warns David Fanning.
Reinsurers quit Brazil.
Reinsurers are closing or slimming down their offices in Brazil because of delays in liberalising th...
Guy Carpenter appoints Keith Fenwick.
Keith Fenwick (right) has replaced Mark Harding as chief executive and regional manager of the UK op...
Brokers look for reform.
Marine (re)insurance brokers have noticed an improvement in the service from risk carriers, according to independent research for GE Frankona Re. Many brokers, however, still believe that there are shortcomings in the service, says the UK reinsurer's…