All the headlines from our Reinsurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 5 2005 // Insurance regulators from California, Florida, Illinois and New York, on the heels of last month’s National Catastrophe Insurance Summit, are peddling a national catastrophe insurance program that they say would aid...
Dec 5 2005 // Insurance regulators from California, Florida, Illinois and New York, on the heels of the National Catastrophe Insurance Summit held in November, are peddling the framework for a national catastrophe insurance program that...
Dec 4 2005 // Willis Expands in China, Latin America: In a breakthrough agreement, global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Limited, has received written approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to increase...
Dec 4 2005 // In retrospect, the name GE Insurance Solutions (principal operating company Employers Re or ERC)-seems prophetic. Almost from the day that Jeffrey Immelt took over the reins at GE from its long-time CEO Jack Welch he began...
Dec 4 2005 // Insurance regulators from California, Florida, Illinois and New York, on the heels of the National Catastrophe Insurance Summit held in November, are peddling the framework for a national catastrophe insurance program that...
Dec 4 2005 // Insurance regulators from California, Florida, Illinois and New York, on the heels of last month’s National Catastrophe Insurance Summit, are peddling a national catastrophe insurance program that they say would aid...
Dec 2 2005 // The U.K.’s Catlin Group Limited announced that its Bermuda operating subsidiary has completed its initial estimate of losses arising from Hurricane Wilma and has also reviewed its loss estimates for Hurricanes...
Dec 2 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) of Korean Reinsurance Company, and has assigned an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-“. The...
Dec 1 2005 // A team of four reinsurance brokers — all specializing in the placement and servicing of facultative and program reinsurance — has joined John B. Collins Associates Inc. The brokers all previously worked for...
Nov 30 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has downgraded the financial strength rating to “A-” (Excellent) from “A+” (Superior) of Allianz Marine & Aviation (France) (AMAF) and has removed the rating...
Nov 30 2005 // Massachusetts-based Allmerica Financial Corp., whose name and NYSE ticker symbol will change to “The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.” and “THG,” respectively, effective Dec. 1, 2005, announced...
Nov 29 2005 // Lloyd’s Chairman, Lord Levene, has called on the London market’s reinsurers to play their part in European efforts to remove the current “inappropriate system” of collateralisation requirements in...
Nov 29 2005 // “Convergence products” will play a critical part in the competitive landscape of the property-casualty industry in coming years despite being a relatively small segment, according to a new study by Conning...
Nov 23 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Transatlantic Reinsurance Co. and its wholly owned subsidiaries–Putnam Reinsurance...
Nov 21 2005 // Several top insurance executives discussed the ramifications of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters in a panel discussion last month at the annual meeting of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
Nov 21 2005 // Stock Prices: Despite the devastation caused by the three major hurricanes which struck the Gulf Coast and parts of Florida sending reinsurers scrambling to raise money to prevent ratings downgrades, commercial lines...
Nov 21 2005 // New Bermuda Insurers Formed: As the proverb says: “It’s an ill wind that blows no man good.” Even Katrina, one of the “illest” winds of all time, has brought some good fortune to the...
Nov 20 2005 // Several top insurance executives discussed the ramifications of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters in a panel discussion last month at the annual meeting of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
Nov 20 2005 // New Bermuda Insurers Formed: As the proverb says: “It’s an ill wind that blows no man good.” Even Katrina, one of the “illest” winds of all time, has brought some good fortune to the...
Nov 20 2005 // Stock Prices: Despite the devastation caused by the three major hurricanes which struck the Gulf Coast and parts of Florida sending reinsurers scrambling to raise money to prevent ratings downgrades, commercial lines...