Reinsurance
Enhance downgrade.
Enhance Re of New York has had its financial strength rating downgraded by Moody's from 'Aaa' (excep...
JLT reshuffle prompts profit rise prediction.
UK broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) is promising years of increasing profits from its reorganisat...
PXRE off to Bermuda to cut tax bill.
New Jersey reinsurer PXRE plans to relocate to Bermuda to take advantage of the island's friendly bu...
Vietnamese firm beats crisis.
Vietnam National Re (Vinare) rode out the Asian economic turmoil and a decline in Vietnam's economic...
S&P bell tolls for Lloyd's syndicates.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has listed the top trading syndicates at Lloyd's. According to th...
On firmer ground.
Although the traditional reinsurance market in the US is still soft in some sectors, John McLaughlin detects the first signs that rates are hardening.
Looking forward, looking back.
Will the reinsurance industry undergo as many changes in the next decade as it did in the last? Janina Clark asked some of the market's key players to predict what is in store for the next millennium...
1998's top 25 reinsurance groups ranked by net written premium.
(A) Reinsurance premiums written 1998 ($m) (B) Reinsurance premiums written 1997 ($m) (C) Change...
Soaking up the sun.
Roger Crombie advises Bermuda's (re)insurers to make the most of the sunshine, as bad weather could be on the way.
Life saver.
With non-life reinsurance in a parlous state, is life and health business the only hope for reinsurers? David Fanning investigates.
Flying the flag for change.
While conditions in Europe are expected to remain difficult for some time yet, John Sanders finds indications that the current cycle may be nearing its end.
Exclusive - The CORS is music to insurers ears.
Insurance software supplier Claims OnLine has launched a new reporting system. The Claims OnLine ...
Motorcycle specialist Carole Nash.
Motorcycle specialist Carole Nash looks set to leave its tyre marks on this season's British Sidecar...
Appointmant at Strategic Insurance Services.
Matthew Chilton and Michaela Fecko have been made associate directors of Strategic Insurance Service...
Ropey-looking stuff.
Paul Inskip was watched by Norman Insurance colleagues as he abseiled from the Renaissance Hotel in ...
Benfield Grieg Interactive.
Benfield Grieg Interactive has launched, in conjunction with Lloyd's syndicates Wellington, Venton a...
And the winners are ...
At last the waiting is finally over for this year's entrants. Listed below is a brief summary of tho...
Hands up who's hurt.
Hand injuries were the most frequent accidental injury claim by British builders over the last two y...
Town & Country Assistance opens training suite.
Motor claims insurance specialist Town & Country Assistance has opened a training suite which will i...
Ground-broking.
Benfield Greig has been one of the more successful mergers of recent years. Its focus on business objectives and quality systems solutions has given it the edge, says David Worsfold.
Appointment at Haven Knox-Johnston.
Alick Hodgson has been appointed yacht underwriter by specialist pleasure craft insurer Haven Knox-J...
A meeting of minds
Now in its third year, the Cavell Commutations Rendez-Vous is attracting larger and larger numbers. Stephen Banks reports.
Double prediction of hurricane trouble.
This year's hurricane season is set to be more active than usual, according to predictions from two ...
Cologne Re warns of "considerable loss".
Cologne Re has warned shareholders that its 1998 underwriting result is "not satisfactory". Final...