Reinsurance
Market looks up.
The US reinsurance market is on the mend. Adrian Leonard looks at pricing trends, the balance of payments and where $2.3bn of new premium came from.
NU Rover ban may be lifted.
Norwich Union is set to meet the management at car manufacturer MG Rover over its policy of refusing...
US insurers escape cat losses
US property/casualty insurers paid $4.3bn in catastrophe claims last year, making 2000 the second low...
Retailer plans insurance move.
Discount clothes store Matalan is considering a move into insurance, although no plans have been for...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Don Oakley has returned to Independent Insurance to become manager at its Ireland office in Dublin. ...
Insurer cross-examined over exclusion
Insurer CGNU is set to meet the management at car manufactuer MG Rover over its policy of refusing mo...
Appointment at Omega Underwriting Agents.
Omega Underwriting Agents has appointed Nick Leighton to underwrite a professional indemnity book of...
LIMBC appointments.
Ross McKenzie, director of Aon, has been appointed chairman of the London Insurance Market Brokers C...
Aon chief named LIMBC chair
Ross McKenzie, director of Aon Limited and chairman of Aon Re International has been appointed chairm...
Omega in professional indemnity push
Omega Underwriting Agents has appointed Nick Leighton to underwrite a professional indemnity book for...
Fewer storms to hit more.
The Atlantic cyclone season in 2001 will be 10% quieter than average although 5-10% more than averag...
Enhance Re to be sold.
New York-based financial guaranty reinsurer Enhance Re is to be sold to the Radian Group, the Philad...
Occurring again.
The meaning of the word 'occurrence' was debated once again when the Court of Appeal ruled in Mann v Lexington. John Butler reports.
ReMetrics recruit.
Benfield Greig has recruited Jean-Paul Conoscente to Greig ReMetrics, its catastrophe risk, financia...
A realistic optimist.
Most markets inspire little confidence among reinsurers says Hannover Re's chairman Wilhelm Zeller, but he tells Adrian Leonard that he still predicts strong growth for most of the group.
Broker in Bermuda.
Broker Guy Carpenter has opened a (re)insurance office in Bermuda, run by Bert Golinski. He continue...
Reinsurers stand firm for higher renewal rates.
Despite furious market activity during December the possibility of all reinsurance renewals being in...
Time to take cover.
The ill winds of Lothar and Martin may have blown some good into the French market, with insurers seeking more realistic reinsurance cover. Adrian Leonard reports.
Cologne Re and DP Mann combine broker businesses.
Cologne Re's UK operation is to switch its broker business into a jointly-branded operation to be fo...
Wellington takes over SmithKline syndicate 1250.
Wellington Underwrit-ing Agencies has taken over the management of SmithKline Beecham's syndicate 12...
Appointment at Guy Carpenter.
Gregory Doyle has joined Guy Carpenter as executive vice president of strategic planning and corpora...
In-ter Hannover.
Software and consultancy specialist Eurobase has cemented its European business push by signing a de...
Randall: Duke's deal.
Ex-Eastgate chief executive officer Ken Randall has entered a new venture with one of Eastgate's for...
Claims fraud director pleads guilty to charges.
A director of Bolton-based Claims Advance pleaded guilty to 11 of 19 charges relating to fraud at Pr...