All the headlines from our Reinsurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 10 2005 // Lloyd’s announced that it has been given the green light to establish an on-shore reinsurance operation in China.“The on-shore license will give Lloyd’s an important strategic foothold in one of the...
Nov 10 2005 // Germany’s Hannover Re, the world’s third largest reinsurer, has been hit with a commensurately large share of the losses from Katrina, Rita et. al. The company’s 9 month report notes an “exceptional...
Nov 9 2005 // London-based RI3K has announced that by the end of this month it will expand its electronic trading platform services to certain commercial lines. The company said it will initially handle International Property, North...
Nov 9 2005 // RenaissanceRe Holdings is moving to fill the rather large gap created by the sudden departure of James Stanard, its President and CEO (See IJ Website Nov. 1). The company announced that Kevin J. O’Donnell has been...
Nov 8 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has raised to “BBB” from “BBB-” its counterparty credit and senior debt ratings on White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (WTM) and Fund...
Nov 8 2005 // Legislation in Congress to pass U.S. Rep. Mark Foley’s proposal to allow the accumulation of tax-deferred catastrophic reserves by insurers, and a study on how to add programs to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe...
Nov 7 2005 // MarketScout has analyzed the submissions from its agency network in an exclusive market evaluation on behalf of the Insurance Journal. Additionally, MarketScout conducted in person interviews with various industry leading...
Nov 7 2005 // Asian Quake Death Toll Over 50,000: The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Oct. 8 killed over 50,000 people in the country. Another 1,400 died on the Indian side of...
Nov 7 2005 // Vesta Insurance of Birmingham, issued a statement saying it has complete reinsurance coverage for Hur-ricane Wilma claims in Florida. “As previously disclosed, Vesta’s losses from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita...
Nov 6 2005 // ALABAMAVesta Reinsurance To Cover Wilma Vesta Insurance of Birmingham, issued a statement saying it has complete reinsurance coverage for Hur-ricane Wilma claims in Florida.“As previously disclosed, Vesta’s...
Nov 6 2005 // MarketScout has analyzed the submissions from its agency network in an exclusive market evaluation on behalf of the Insurance Journal. Additionally, MarketScout conducted in person interviews with various industry leading...
Nov 6 2005 // Asian Quake Death Toll Over 50,000: The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Oct. 8 killed over 50,000 people in the country. Another 1,400 died on the Indian side of...
Nov 4 2005 // Swiss reinsurer Converium announced that it will restate its financial accounts as soon as it has completed “an extensive internal review of certain reinsurance transactions and engaged outside counsel to assist the...
Nov 4 2005 // A.M. Best Co. followed Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings (See IJ Web site Nov. 3) in downgrading the financial strength ratings (FSR) and debt ratings of the operating subsidiaries of Bermuda-based...
Nov 4 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced rating actions on Germany’s Muenchener Rueckversicherungs (Munich Re) and its U.S. subsidiary American Re Corporation Group. Best affirmed its financial strength ratings on the companies,...
Oct 28 2005 // A.M. Best Co. joined S&P and Fitch (See IJ Website Oct. 26 and 27) in affirming the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A+†(Superior) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa-” of the reinsurance...
Oct 28 2005 // ProCentury Corporation reported after-tax losses for the third quarter from hurricanes Katrina and Rita of approximately $6.0 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, net of expected reinsurance and including estimates of...
Oct 28 2005 // While backers of an extension of the federal terrorism reinsurance program are still hoping that at least a short term fix will be approved before the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act officially expires at year’s end,...
Oct 27 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “B+” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Russia-based reinsurer RESO-Re. S&P also...
Oct 27 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “A” counterparty credit rating on Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. (PRE). S&P also affirmed its “AA-”...