International & Reinsurance News for October 2010
- North Atlantic Oscillation Condition May Affect Europe’s Winter Weather
- China’s Legal System: an Insurance Perspective
- ACE Global Engineering Network Launches Industry Fact Sheets
- AIA Shares Surge 17% on Trading Debut in Hong Kong
- U.N. Nagoya Meeting to Protect Nature Splits on Targets
- London Broker Oxygen Strengthens Construction Specialty Team
- Lockton: Commercial Lines Capacity ‘Remains Plentiful’
- Tropical Storm Shary on Track to Hit Bermuda by Tonight
- European Union Agrees on Positions for Cancun Climate Talks
- Sources Say Allianz and Partners Plan UK Fast-rail Bid
- ACE Q3 Net Income of $675 Million, up 37%; Operating $688 Million
- RenaissanceRe Q3 Net Income $204.8 Million; Operating $90.9 Million
- Ratings Roundup: Dah Sing, Qualitas, Nissan Global
- UK Insurance Broker Jailed over Costa Rican Corruption
- Fish Processing Ship with 111 Aboard on Fire off UK
- Global Regulators Call for Curbs on Credit Rating Agencies
- IAG Reaffirms Fiscal Year 2011 Earnings Guidance
- Aspen Q3 Net Down 36% at $92.8 Million; Conference Call Today
- New IFRS Standards, Solvency II Pose a ‘Double Hurdle’ Says Willis Re
- Arch Capital Posts $141.6 Q3 Net Income; Operating $130.7 Million
- Best Places Brit’s Ratings Under Review with Negative Implications
- Lyndon-Stanford Joins Miller’s Facultative Reinsurance Team
- Best Affirms Torus Insurance and Operating Subsidiaries Ratings
- 272 Die in Indonesia Quake, Tsunami; Aon Benfield Analysis
- ACE to Acquire New York Life’s Operations in Hong Kong and Korea
- Forecast AIA Shares Set to Rise by 11% on Debut after Record IPO
- Canada’s Sun Life Selling Reinsurance Unit to Berkshire Hathaway
- Brit Insurance Accepts Takeover Offer from Investment Fund
- Bermuda Insurers Collaborate on Healthcare Offerings
- Munich Re Sees Growth in Renewable Energy; Comments on Renewals
- ABI Expresses ‘Disappointment” on UK Gov’t. Plans to Cut Flood Funds
- Junge & Co Renames Reinsurance Division ‘Cooper Gay Germany’
- Swiss Re is ‘Well Placed’ for Baden-Baden Renewal Discussions
- Torus Names Kuprianczyk to European Professional Lines Team
- Hurricane Richard Hits Belize; Could Reach Mexico’s Oil Fields
- AIG Raises $17.9 Billion; Prices AIA IPO at Top of Range
- Catlin Re Switzerland Expands Underwriting Staff
- Report Concludes Invasive Species, Climate Change, Form ‘Deadly Duo’
- Willis Acquires Prestige Office Building in Birmingham, UK
- TS Richard Set to Become Hurricane; Hit Yucatan
- U.N. Urged to Freeze Climate Change ‘Geo-engineering’ Projects
- Marsh’s Moczarski: Risk Managers’ Role in Organizations is Growing
- Best Affirms ‘A’ Ratings of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2010 (Cathedral)
- Aon Reports UK Law Firms Seek Early Renewal for Prof. Indemnity
- Willis Consolidates, US, UK Group Mining Practice
- French Retirement Protests Take Violent Turn
- Southern China Braces for Super Typhoon Megi
- Zurich Makes Senior General Insurance Sector Executive Appointments
- Tight Market Drives Australian Companies into Deals Abroad
- Willis Re Merges UK, Europe Teams; Forms Willis Re Europe
- Sources Say Demand Hints AIA IPO Pricing Near Top End
- Amore to Retire from Zurich
- Tide of History Runs against Would-be G20 ‘Grand Bargain’
- Lloyd’s to Restructure Claims Management Procedures
- Catlin Canada Establishes Offices in Montreal and Vancouver
- ACE Names Polyblank as UK & Ireland Marketing, Communications Mgr.
- U.S. Says ‘End is in Sight” on Russia’s Bid to Join the WTO
- Best’s London Briefing Highlights Challenges for Europe’s Insurers
- Aon Sees Catastrophes, Consolidation, Regulation in Asian Re Market
- ICC Maritime Bureau Warns of Expanding Pirate Attacks
- Ratings Roundup: Travelers (UK), Tenet, Allianz (France)
- New Swiss Re sigma Study Examines Impact of Inflation on Insurers
- Marsh: Power Industry Faces New Technologies, Environmental Risks
- ACE Appoints Froud Chief Admin. Officer – Bermuda; Samson to Retire
- AIR Estimates Philippines Typhoon Insured Losses under $150 Million
- Hoaxers Target New Chevron Advertising Campaign
- Australian Mines, Sugar Growers Face Increased Cyclone Threat
- So. Korea Reports Somali Pirates Abduct 43 Sailors off Kenya
- Philippines Braces for Super Typhoon Megi; Hundreds Evacuated
- Fund Orders for AIA IPO to Close Early on Strong Demand
- Energy Insurance Market to Remain Flat or Decline over Next Year
- Ye Joins Aon Benfield China Team
- Lloyd’s McGovern Works to Expand No. American Business; Part II
- Markel International further expands bloodstock, livestock business
- Havana Takes a Hit as Tropical Storm Paula Passes
- Lloyd’s McGovern Navigates Turbulent U.S. Waters; Part I
- Beazley, Co-Founder of Beazley Group, Passes Away
- Poll Shows AIA IPO Price Seen Above Mid-point; Will Raise $19.8 Bn
- Everest Re Management Shakeup: Taranto Stays; Jones Leaves
- ACE Makes Marine Appointments
- Clements Europe Acquires Vehicle Risk Management Book from Lockton
- Mexican Coast, Cancun on Alert for Hurricane Paula
- Hurricane Paula Spares Mexico’s Coast, Heads for Cuba
- Zurich Acquires Lebanon’s Compagnie Libanaise D’Assurances
- Aon’s Mid-Term Review on P&I Clubs Highlights Earnings Turnaround
- Best Affirms Greenlight Re’s ‘A-‘ Ratings
- Hurricane Paula Heads for Mexico’s Tourist Coast
- Floods Continue to Punish Asia, Killing Nearly 140
- China Blames Climate Talks Standoff on Rich Nations
- France to Seek G20 Overhaul of Global Monetary System
- ACE to Acquire Malaysian Insurer Jerneh Berhad for $200 Million
- Best Affirms Aspen’s ‘A’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Ratings Recap: FM Insurance, AMI (NZ), MISR, Greenlight Re Ireland
- C.V. Starr Opens Paris Office; Sets Europe Expansion Plans
- Foreign Insurers Need Adaptability to Share in Gulf Market
- Aon: EU’s Environmental Liability Directive May Dominate Hungarian Spill
- Willis Launches Captive Insurance Facility in Malta
- Safety Remains a Concern for Nanotechnology Says Lloyd’s
- Willis Re Releases Detailed Flood Models for Latin America
- Aon’s Jenkins Appointed President of London Business Interruption Ass’n.
- Best Report on UK PC/: Rates Rising; Operating Environment Still Tough
- RMS Reviews 2010 Hurricane Season to Date
- S&P Analysis Finds Insurance Could Spur Climate Change Investments
- Swiss Re Structures $138.6 Million Cat Bond for Groupama
- U.S. Says Climate Talks Fail to Make Headway
- Aon Benfield’s Monthly Cat Report Highlights Tropical Cyclones, NZ Quake
- Hungary Aluminum Sludge Flood Called ‘Ecological Disaster’
- China Says Climate Talks Must Tackle Rich Nations CO2 Cuts
- Lower Corporate Taxes Could Help Preserve London’s Competitiveness
- AIA IPO Seeks up to $14.9 Bn
- US State Dept. Warns Americans to be Vigilant When in Europe
- AIA Warns Failed Prudential UK Deal Could Impact Business
- Source: Kuwait’s Investment Authority Commits $1 Billion to AIA IPO
- Allied World Directors Approve Swiss Domicile Move; Conference Call Today
- Climate Chief Urges Nations to Show Deal Can Be Done
- RSA Acquires GCAN Insurance in Canada for $410 Million
- Lloyd’s Chairman Warns on Peril of Over-Regulation; Urges Growth
- Swiss Re Announces Major Division & Leadership Structure Reorganization
- EU Finance Ministers Seek to End Bank-tax Dispute; Grill Rating Agencies
- Ratings Roundup: United (Aon), Fairfax, Sirius
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