International & Reinsurance News for October 2012
- Hong Kong Again Named World’s Top Financial Centre
- Canada’s Manulife Says Reinsurace Exposure to Hurricane Sandy ‘Manageable’
- Hurricane Sandy Unlikely to Trigger Payouts from Catastrophe Bonds
- Insurers See Risk in Overuse of Swiss Military Bunkers for Art Storage
- European Insurance Stocks Hit by Hurricane Sandy Fears
- British Airways Cancels Flights to Hurricane-Hit U.S. Northeast
- British Columbia Earthquake Causes Minor Damage, Triggers Tsunami Warning
- Hurricane Sandy Leaves 21 Dead in Caribbean
- IMF’s Lagarde Urges World Leaders to Act on Unfinished Financial Reforms
- ANV Settles in as Lloyd’s MGA, as Capacity and Syndicates Grow
- Hurricane Sandy Strengthens to Category 2: RMS
- Barclays Faces Libor Claim in Landmark UK Court Case
- Argo International’s Lloyd’s Syndicate Adds Casualty Treaty Reinsurance Class
- Argentina’s Galeno to Handle Mapfre Workers’ Comp, Health Business
- Tropical Storm Sandy Still on Hurricane Track; Tony Is Season’s 19th Storm: RMS
- ACE Adds to Regional Team in UK
- Barclays Boosts Compensation Fund for Improper Insurance Sales
- Willis Expands Acquaculture Division, Hires New Underwriter to Lead
- Tropical Storm Sandy on Track to Become Hurricane
- Hiscox Names Dixon to Head Catastrophe Research; Adds 2 Reinsurance Trainees
- Aon Sponsoring NFL Move to Expand American Football in UK
- Drop in Somali Piracy Attacks Reported; Violence Up in Gulf of Guinea
- Brit Insurance Drops Cricket Sponsorship
- As Hedge Funds Cater to Insurers and Pensions, Rich Investors Turn Away
- Argentina to Require Insurers to Invest to Boost Economy
- ACE Group Names UK, Ireland Region Promotions
- Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Agrees to Private Equity Investment
- U.S. Trial Set in Chevron Fraud Case Against Ecuador Lawyers
- Swiss Re Names Fürer, Dacey to Group Executive Committee
- Hong Kong’s Li Returns to Insurance with $2.1 Billion ING Deal
- Trial Underway for 4 Accused of Sinking Oil Tanker, Polluting Spain Coast
- Hong Kong’s Li Nears $2 Billion Acquisition of ING Units: Reuters
- Mapfre Says Turkey Key to Its Expansion; Acquires Motor Repair Firm
- OneBeacon Selling Runoff Business to Bermuda’s Armour Group
- CNinsure Opens First Sales Support Group
- BrokersLink Adds 13 Members, Expands Internationally
- Rafael, 9th Hurricane, Bypasses Bermuda; Tropical Storm Paul Weakens
- China Life Warns on Profits
- Royal Bank of Scotland Reaches Milestone in Recovery Plan
- McKinsey’s Casserely to Succeed Plumeri as Willis Group CEO
- Chairman Nelson Talks About the Future of Lloyd’s
- Cruise Ship Crash Captain Hears Evidence in Packed Italian Court
- European Insurers Still Facing Economic Uncertainty: A.M. Best
- Rising Rates Not Enough to Ease Pressure on UK Insurers
- Murdoch May Sue Lance Armstrong to Recover Past Libel Settlement
- Tropical Storm Rafael Batters Caribbean; Heads To Bermuda: AIR
- RBS Deal with Spain’s Santander Collapses; New Bidders Emerge
- Tropical Storm Patty in Bahamas Is Hurricane Season’s 16th Named Storm
- Somali Pirates Free Greek Ship, Claim Ransom Was $5.7 Million
- AIG to Sponsor New Zealand Rugby
- Worker’s Injury Sheds Light on China’s Workers’ Comp System, Apple Contractor
- EU Insurers Strip Coverage from Tankers Storing Iranian Oil: Reuters
- Ratings Recap: Lancashire (notes), Adamjee, Milli Re
- Best Reports Italy’s Non-Life Insurance Sector Faces Shifting Landscape
- ING to Sell Malaysian Insurance Unit to AIA for $1.73 Billion
- Willis’ Econ. Director Calls for More Transparency, Less Complexity in Models
- French Non-Life Sector Resilient, Despite Economic Difficulties: Best Reports
- Global Federation of Insurance Associations Launched
- R K Harrison Offers Specialist PI Product for Art Market Professionals
- Best Affirms Greenlight Re and Affiliates Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Willis Sees Threats on Horizon for Booming Latin American Energy Industry
- Best’s Report on Spanish Non-Life Sector Finds Profits, Future Challenges
- India’s Battered Insurers May Need More than Foreign Investment
- Barclays Bank Shows Retail Intent with Takeover of ING Direct
- Services Trade Talks Begin as WTO Seeks Way out of Stalemate
- Best Special Report Sees China as a Market in Transition
- Big Brazil Health Insurance Deal May be Tough to Replicate
- Former QBE CEO O’Halloran to Join Australia Broker Steadfast Group
- Ratings Recap: Leadway, ICON Re, Montpelier Re (Notes)
- Best Affirms Sirius International Group’s Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Cooper Gay Launches Terrorism & Political Risk Crisis Management Service
- Catlin Appoints Maran as Chief Science Officer
- Miller Opens Paris Office
- Secure Legal Title Launches Lloyd’s Coverage
- Aon Benfield’s Monthly Cat Recap Focuses on $7.5 Billion Asian Flood Losses
- Best Revises HDI V.a.G., Talanx ICR Outlook to Positive; Affirms Ratings
- Best Affirms XL Group’s P&C Subs, XLIT Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Chief Investment Officer Blumer to Step down from Swiss Re Post
- CPC Forecasts Weak El Niño for Northern Hemisphere Winter
- CNA Canada to Use CargoNet, NER to Combat Cargo Theft
- Aon Report Finds Loss of Company Reputation Linked to Crisis Events
- Ratings Recap: Nacional Re, Barents Re, PMG, MS Frontier Re
- ABI Calls for New Restrictions on Younger Drivers
- NHC Tracking TS Oscar; TS Nadine
- R K Harrison Cyber Liability Policies to Include Pre-Incident Cyber Services
- Gesick Joins AXIS Capital as Group Chief Actuary
- Finaccord Analyzes Prof. Indemnity Insurance in Australia, Canada, So. Africa
- Best Upgrades Hyundai Marine & Fire, China Sub’s Ratings
- Probe into Fatal Hong Kong Ferry Collision May Take Six Months
- Lloyd’s Analyzes Repercussions of Thai Flood Losses a Year Later
- Karen Clark & Co. Introduces RiskInsight® Platform for Cat Risk Management
- Catlin Sponsors Demonstration of ‘Touch Table’ Technology
- Brokers Report Keen Direct Line Interest; But Some Investors Wary
- At Least 37 Dead in Hong Kong Ferry Collision
- WTO Director Lamy Says Doha Round Rescue in US, China’s Hands
- R K Harrison in Association with Chilean Broker Conosur
- Best Affirms QBE Insurance Group ‘A’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
- AIR Worldwide Opens Singapore Office to Expand in Asia-Pacific
- Best Assigns Saudi United Cooperative ‘B++’ Ratings
- Typhoon Jelawat Hits Okinawa; Moves on Tokyo: AIR Analysis
- Tornado Hits Fair in Spain; Flood Deaths Reach 10
- Allied World Europe Launches Corporate Property Line of Business
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