International & Reinsurance News for December 2013
- Second Suicide Bomber in Russia’s Volgograd Kills 14 on Bus
- Swatch Workshop Fire Seen Affecting Other Watchmakers
- Europe’s Stormy Weather as Winter Storms Slam the UK: AIR Worldwide Analysis
- Strengthening Cyclone Sets Path for Australia’s Iron Ore Mines
- Reinsurance Rates Down by 11% for January Renewals: Guy Carpenter Survey
- GAB Robins Swings into Action as Storms Batter UK
- Ratings: Hamilton Re, ACR Re, Bahamas First, China Taiping (NZ), Peak Re, Solid
- U.K. Christmas Exodus Hampered as Storms Lash Railways, Airports
- ABI Exec Welcomes Government’s Insurance Growth Plan
- Best Affirms Tokio Millennium Re ‘A++’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Buyers Benefit from Soft Market in Airline Renewal Season: Willis Report
- Zurich Insurance Seeking to Increase Sales to Corporate Clients
- Willis Appoints Peller Global Head of Casualty
- Aon Benfield Names Smith as CEO of Chile Team
- Ratings Recap: Sunderland Marine, TransRe London, Instituto Nacional (Costa Rica)
- ABIR Applauds US-Bermuda Agreement to Share Tax Information
- Standard & Poor’s Report Reviews Global Insurance Ratings
- Swiss Re Adopts New Brand Strategy, Logo for 150th Anniversary
- Catalina Completes Shareholder Restructuring; $200 Million New Equity
- London Theaters Checked After 88 Hurt in Apollo Ceiling Collapse
- Willis Appoints Owens as CEO of New Global Captive Management Unit
- Torus Appoints Milne to Accident & Health Team
- Liberty Mutual Group to Buy Rest of Irish Unit from IBRC
- RSA’s S&P Rating Remains Seriously at Risk Even after Second Downgrade
- Swiss Re Reports 2013 Disaster Losses at $130 Billion; $44 Billion Insured
- Willis International Chairman Sarah Turvill to Retire; Will Join Board
- Sompo Japan to Buy UK Insurer Canopius in Overseas Expansion Drive
- Torus Receives Lloyd’s Approval to Expand Syndicate 1301
- Quinn to Step Down as Swiss Re Group CFO to Become CFO at Zurich
- China Eases Rules to Boost Yuan-Denominated Foreign Investment
- Lloyd’s Names Inga Beale as CEO; First Woman to Hold Post
- ABIR Comments on ComFrame Supervision, Int’l. Insurance Capital Standards
- Canada Considers Requiring Emergency Response Plans for Rail Oil Shipments
- PCI Expresses Concern with ‘Unnecessary’ Regulation in ComFrame Draft
- IAG to Buy Wesfarmers Insurance Business for A$1.85 Billion
- Sompo Japan Considers Acquisition of U.K.’s Canopius Group
- CGSC Names Baker as President of Creechurch International Subsidiary
- AIR Estimates Windstorm Xaver Insured Losses: $963 Million to $1.92 Billion
- RSA Slumps as CEO Simon Lee Resigns Amid Irish Investigation
- QBE Bond Risk Surges as U.S. Expansion Sours: Australia Credit Risk
- Best Downgrades QBE and Subs’ Issuer Credit Ratings; Affirms FSR
- Ratings Recap: SAC Re, ZEP-RE, IRB-Brasil, Malaysian Re, Bahrain National
- 2013 Had Lowest Hurricane Count since 1982: Willis Re
- Low Interest Rates Biggest Risk for Europe Insurers, Eiopa Says
- Bond Managers Gain as Pension Funds Flock to Catastrophe Risk
- Chinese Hackers Spied on Europeans before G20 Meeting: Research Firm
- Northern Europe Cleans Up After Extratropical Cyclone Xaver: AIR Report
- Goodearl Joins XL from Liberty Mutual for Lloyd’s Business
- Study Forecasts Growth for Professional Indemnity Insurance in Europe
- Willis UK Hires Bishop to Expand International Employee Benefits Practice
- Ironshore Canada Names Hambrook, Stewart to Management Posts
- TPP Trade Pact Misses Deadline as More Talks Planned for January
- SAC Capital’s Reinsurer to Be Sold to Investor Group Headed by Duperreault
- Miller Appoints Angelini-Hurll for Non-Marine Treaty Reinsurance
- Ratings Recap: TATIL, West of England Ship, M&C General
- ANV, Ryan Specialty Complete Managing Agency Combination
- WTO Overcomes Last Minute Hitch to Reach First Global Trade Deal
- QBE Shares Drop Most in 12 Years on Unexpected U.S. Loss Forecast
- Hurricane Strength Storm Xaver Slams UK, Northern Europe: AIR Analysis
- Super Typhoon Haiyan Tops Impact Forecasting’s November Cat Review
- Willis to Launch Cyber ATLAS, a Cyber Security ‘Toolkit’
- IAG Said to Consider Bidding for Wesfarmers Insurance Unit
- Zurich Insurance Seeks Growth beyond Car Coverage in Germany
- PERILS Initial Loss Estimate for Windstorm Christian is $1.358 Billion
- Best Europe Affirms Hiscox and Subs Ratings
- Tokio Marine Europe to Combine Operations with Kiln Group
- INTERVIEW-Greece, BlackBerry, Ireland – ‘Cautious’ Bets for Canada’s Fairfax
- Cyber Experts Uncover 2 Million Stolen Passwords to Global Web Accounts
- Zurich Insurance Lowers Profit Target; Signals Business Sale
- Aon Ex-Executive Chilton Joins Gallagher in Reinsurance Venture
- U.K. Insurers to Invest $41 Billion in Infrastructure
- Axa Germany Sees Higher Profit; Plans New Life Insurance Product
- Argo Group Makes International Management Appointments
- Willis Places Innovative Australian Weather Transaction for Roy Hill
- Catlin Sponsors Antarctic Trek by Wounded UK Military Veterans
- Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Launches Netherlands Flood Model
- France to Allow Private Security on Shipping Fleet
- Bali Talks to Decide WTO’s Fate
- Aon UK CEO Christian Elected to Council of Lloyd’s
- Abrahams joins ANV Syndicate 1861 to Head Property Underwriting Group
- Global Federation of Insurance Associations Supports Global Trade Deal
- Swiss Re’s Insurance Outlook for 2014/15 Sees Emerging Market Growth
- Iran Oil Shipping Insurance Sanction Relief Not Likely Any Time Soon
International & Reinsurance News Archives
