December 29, 2006

• Munich Re Warns Insurers Against Nat Cat 'Complacency'
• Lloyd's Comments on 'Quiet' 2006 Hurricane Season
• Best Notes Change in 'B++' - 'B+' Rating Definitions
• Best Rates Paris Re Sidecar
• S&P Withdraws Nissay Dowa Ratings

December 28, 2006

• Lloyd's ECF System Moves Forward
• CRM Announces Management Changes

December 27, 2006

• China Life IPO Expected to Raise up to $3.6 Billion
• SCOR Comments on Atlas Cat Bond
• ACE Names Hidalgo to Head Argentina, Chile Operations

December 26, 2006

• S&P Upgrades Munich Re's Ratings to 'AA-' on Strong Results
• Best Affirms Allianz SE & Subsidiaries 'A+' Ratings
• U.S. Movie Studios Win Copyright Case in China Court
• Zurich Acquires Spanish Surety Group
• Best Affirms Lloyd's Adriatico 'A+' Ratings
• Best Affirms PartnerRe (France) Ratings
• White Mountains Re Completes Mutual Service Casualty Acquisition
• AXA Completes Winterthur Acquisition
• AXA Completes Transfer to Paris Re
• Aspen Accelerates Repurchase of Goldman Sachs Shares

December 22, 2006

• Munich Re Places $190 Million Calif. Quake Cat Bond for Zurich
• Research and Markets Publishes Global Industry Guide
• Best Places Cattolica, Mapfre Ratings Under Review/Negative
• Best Affirms Harbor Point Re 'A' Ratings
• Best Upgrades EIO, Ansvar Ratings
• XL Appoints Three Senior Managers
• Best Affirms Amlin (Bermuda) Ratings
• Best Affirms Amlin's Lloyd's Syndicate 2001 'A', 'a+' Ratings
• Best Rates Atlas Re Debt 'bb+'
• S&P Raises Czech Insurer's Ratings

December 21, 2006

• Best Affirms Zurich's 'A' Ratings
• HRH Buying UK's Glencairn Group
• RMS Launches India Quake Model
• Best Affirms Co-operators General, Subs Ratings; Raises Sovereign General Ratings
• Best Assigns Empyrean Re 'A-' Rating
• Best Rates Flagstone Re Suisse

December 20, 2006

• 2006 Catastrophes Cost World's Insurers $15 Billion, Lightest Hit in Years, Swiss Re Estimates
• Lloyd's Insures Famous Santa's Beard
• Catlin Opens New Underwriting Floor
• S&P Lowers Transatlantic Re's Outlook
• Best Keeps Catlin's Ratings on Review
• S&P Revises B.E.S.T. Re Outlook to Positive; Affirms 'BBB' Ratings

December 19, 2006

• Willis Review Finds Energy Insurance Buyers Seek Alternatives
• Catlin/Wellington Deal Moves Ahead; Share Offer Now 'Unconditional'
• Zurich Buys Rest of Endsleigh Shares
• Best Lowers Ireland's Primary Ins. Co. Ratings to 'B'; 'bb+'
• Best Affirms NZ's China Ins. Ratings
• S&P Assigns 'A' Rating to Mitsui (HK)
• Best Lowers India's GIC Ratings
• Best Lowers New India Ratings
• S&P Sees No Affect on Mapfre Sistema Ratings from Italian Auto Deal
• Beazley Bolsters Political Risk Team
• ACE to Sell 1.15 Million Assured Guaranty Shares to Banc of America

December 18, 2006

• S&P's 2006 Report on European Insurance Highlights a "Good Year"
• ACE Details Brandywine Loss Reserves
• Best Affirms Montpelier Re 'A-' Ratings; Raises Outlook to 'Stable'
• Best Affirms Flagstone Re 'A-' Ratings
• S&P Keeps Converium's Ratings on CreditWatch/Positive
• Best Affirms Arab Re 'B+'; 'bbb-' Ratings; Off Review, Outlook Stable
• ACE Names Managers in Asia Pacific, Latin America Regions
• Best Places Mapfre Unit on Review/Negative
• Best Rates Ukraine's Lemma 'B+'; 'bbb-'

December 15, 2006

• S&P Foresees More Europe M&A's; Teleconference Today-Details
• Lloyd's Stresses Commitment to Goals of Three-year Plan
• Catlin to Establish Offices in Paris, Barcelona, Zurich and Innsbruck
• Max Re to Establish US E&S Unit
• Best Takes Various Rating Actions on QBE, Hannover Re and Praetorian
• Best Affirms Colonial Group Ratings
• Best Says Norton Re Deal Won't Affect Brit's Ratings
• Best Assigns 'C++', 'b+' Ratings to Russia's Transsiberian Re

December 14, 2006

• Swiss Re Releases New sigma Study on Securitization
• Equitas Sets Consultations with Names
• Converium's North American Sale to National Indemnity Completed
• Best Affirms Guardian General Ratings
• Fitch Rates RenRe's Preferred Share Issue 'BBB'/Stable
• Best Assigns 'bbb' Rating to XL's Stoneheath Re Sidecar
• Best Rates Glacier Insurance 'A-'

December 13, 2006

• QBE to Acquire Hannover Re's US Praetorian Subsidiary
• Vietnam, Business Leaders Hail Historic U.S. Free Trade Vote
• Best Upgrades Arch Re to 'A'
• Best Upgrades Arch (Europe)
• Quanta Names Bridges to Replace Ramsey as Director
• RenRe to Sell Preferred Shares
• Hiscox Completes Bermuda Move
• Trident II to Sell 3 Million AXIS Shares

December 12, 2006

• NCAR Study Foresees No Summer Arctic Ice by 2040
• New Report from Benfield Sees Lloyd's 'Venturing Forward'
• Best Affirms RenRe Ltd., Europe FSR Ratings; Raises Debt Ratings to 'a+'; Outlook Positive
• Best Affirms Endurance Ratings; Raises Outlook to Positive
• Swiss Re Buys 26% Stake in Indian Health Care Provider

December 11, 2006

• TSR Predicts Active 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season
• Hannover Re Launches "Sharia-compliant" Reinsurance Sub
• Fairfax Completes Odyssey Re 9 Million Share Sale
• Assured Guaranty Agrees to Buy Back Shares from ACE

December 8, 2006

• Tornado Hits London
• Best Affirms Beazley's Lloyd's Syndicate 2623 & 623 Ratings
• AXIS Names Large to Board; Renews Share Buy-Back; Ups Dividend 10%

December 7, 2006

• Lloyd's Publishes Advice on 'Managing the Cycle'
• Catlin Bermuda Launches 'Nuclear-Chem-Bio' Terror Coverage
• ACE Europe Warns UK Business on Environmental Liability
• Marsh Names South UK CEO
• HKMB to Acquire Toronto/Vancouver Offices of Morris & Mackenzie
• Aspen Concludes Innovative Default Swap with Deutsche Bank
• ACE Gives Earnings Guidance
• Best Rates Asia Capital Re 'A-'
• Best Affirms National Grid 'A' Rating
• XL Specialty Launches New Commercial Marine Coverage

December 6, 2006

• IAG Buying UK's Equity Insurance Group for $1.12 Billion
• Guy Carpenter Issues Report on Impact of Typhoon Saomai
• Swiss Re's Economic Forum Focuses on Emerging Markets, Industry Outlook
• Fitch Upgrades Arch Debt, IFS Ratings
• Best Affirms IPCRe 'A' Ratings
• UK's Oxygen Creates D&O Team
• Best Affirms Colonial Group Ratings