Reinsurance
Paying for inattention.
In the light of Aneco Re v Johnson & Higgins, John Butler considers a broker's liability for breach of duty.
RAA admits brokers.
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) has voted to allow reinsurance brokers as affiliated me...
One of a kind.
Lloyd's may only have one captive so far, but it is adamant that its unique advantages mean that more will soon follow. David Fanning reports.
Third for Hannover.
Hannover Re has completed a third securitisation of life and health reinsurance business worth EUR50...
Benfield Greig buys US broker Bates Turner.
UK reinsurance broker Benfield Greig was expected to buy US reinsurance broker Bates Turner Internat...
US chief for Tempest.
Tempest Re, the catastrophe reinsurance arm of Bermuda's Ace Group, has appointed Jacques Bonneau to...
Benfield buys Bates.
Reinsurance and financial services group Benfield Greig is set to acquire Bates Turner Intermediarie...
Appointment at William M Mercer.
Sandra Campbell has joined William M Mercer in London as a European partner within its human resourc...
Hannover Re set for record results
Strong growth in Hannover Re's life and health and financial reinsurance business, and its acquisitio...
Motor rates higher.
Motor insurance, especially vehicle fleets, as well as commercial satellite insurance and retrocessi...
Penny Black's insurance week.
At AIRMIC's 36th annual dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel last week, Jonathan Bloomer, deputy grou...
The Renaissance Insurance Group.
The Renaissance Insurance Group (RIG) has launched what is thought to be Russia's first on-line insu...
New chairman for Lloyd's Community Programme
Michael Carpenter, chief financial officer of LIMIT, is to succeed Robin Gilkes as chairman of the Ll...
Tempest Re makes US appointment
Bermudian monoline catastrophe reinsurer Tempest Re has appointed reinsurance veteran of 21 years Jac...
BRIT sees market upturn
Motor insurance, especially vehicle fleets, commercial satellite insurance and retrocessional cover a...
Crawley in Texas tie-up
Texas-based broker EW Blanch Holdings has acquired Crawley Warren Group for £25m, reinforcing EW Bl...
Hannover builds on good health.
Hannover Re Group is to turn its life and health operations into a separate division, Hannover Life ...
Reasons to be cheerful.
Every cloud has a silver lining and, if you look hard enough, you can find something positive in eve...
Web winners.
Lloyd's syndicate Beazley has won reinsurance broker RJ Carvill's fifth annual Best Insurance Compan...
Swiss Re launches electronic exchange.
Swiss Re began trading reinsurance cover on the Internet late last month with a week-long auction of...
Few rate increases on the horizon.
The end of October saw the last annual pilgrimage of insurers and reinsurers to Baden-Baden before t...
Buy affects profits.
Berkshire Hathaway's acquisition of General Re has been blamed for hurting its third-quarter returns...
Mergers not a quick-fix remedy.
The failure of so many mergers to deliver additional shareholder value was one of the most significa...
Swiss Re launch.
Swiss Re has launched 'Electronic Risk Exchange', an Internet-based service that trades reinsurance ...