Latest London Headlines
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Navigators Group Launches Global Transport Practice
Jul 18 2005 // The Navigators Group Inc. has affirmed its ongoing commitment to the insurance of transport-related business by announcing the creation of a Global Transport Practice, extending to its offices in the United States, the...
The London Bombings: Terror Pool Will Help Cover Losses
Jul 18 2005 // September 11, March 11, July 7–dates on a calendar until 2001, 2004 and now 2005. Everyone living, and numbers yet unborn, will remember those dates. The latest terrorist attacks in London killed at least 49 people,...
International Newsbriefs
Jul 18 2005 // XL Hit with $183M Reserve Increase: Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. announced that its second quarter results will be adversely impacted by an increase in net reserves in its North American reinsurance operations of $191...
The London Bombings: We Won’t Be ‘Terrorized by Terror,’ Says Blair
Jul 18 2005 // September 11, March 11, July 7 –dates on a calendar until 2001, 2004 and now 2005. Everyone living, and numbers yet unborn, will remember those dates. The latest terrorist attacks in Lon-don killed at least 49...
Anytime, Anywhere
Jul 18 2005 // The bombings of London’s transportation system on July 7 were a reminder once again that a sad fact of the world we live in is that those with a mind for destruction are not only capable of, but are more than willing...
The London Bombings: Terror Pool Will Help Cover Losses
Jul 18 2005 // September 11, March 11, July 7–dates on a calendar until 2001, 2004 and now 2005. Everyone living, and numbers yet unborn, will remember those dates. The latest terrorist attacks in London killed at least 52 people,...
U.K.’s Pool Re Covers Blast Losses
Jul 8 2005 // Yesterday’s devastating bomb blasts in London, which killed at least 37 people and injured over 700, also caused substantial damage to London’s transport system as well as related property damage. Questions...
ABI Bulletin on London Bombings; Insurer Reactions
Jul 8 2005 // As rescue workers continue to search for the dead and missing, and London begins the long slow process of recovery from yesterday’s devastating bomb blasts that killed at least 37 people and injured over 700, the...
London Death Toll Tops 50; Search on for Bodies, Answers
Jul 8 2005 // One day after four bombs struck at the heart of London’s morning rush hour, authorities were still finding bodies and searching for clues as the death toll has reportedly topped 50 people. Al Qaeda is still the main...
UPDATE: 37 Dead, More than 700 Injured in London Attacks; Al-Qaeda Suspected in Bombings
Jul 7 2005 // London’s transport services remain closed following this morning’s series of bomb explosions. Latest reports indicate that 4, and not 7, closely timed explosions have killed at least 37 persons and injured more...
Blair Reacts to London Bombings; Says Countries United to Fight Terrorism
Jul 7 2005 // British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke about this morning’s explosions on buses and tubes in the capital. Speaking from the G8 summit in Gleneagles, he said his thoughts were with the victims and families of those...
Munich Re Discusses Risk Model at London Investors’ Day Conference
Jun 28 2005 // Munich Re held an investors’ day conference in London yesterday, June 27. In conjunction with the event it published detailed information on its internal risk model, which shows that “the Group’s...
Chadbourne & Parke Expands London Office; 5 Partners Join Firm
Jun 7 2005 // The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced that it is strengthening its insurance and reinsurance practice with the appointment of five partners from Denton Wilde Sapte. The partners will be joined...
The British Are Coming! No – They’re Already Here
Jun 6 2005 // Over 200 years ago Paul Revere rallied the Minutemen with the cry: “The British are coming!” He’d be somewhat surprised to learn of today’s more benign invasion by a number of British insurance...
Web Connectivity Lands 8 Awards at ACORD Conference
Jun 2 2005 // London-based Web Connectivity, whose core business is to facilitate the efficient implementation of Web service based messaging solutions, took home no less than 8 awards in the “Accomplishment (Solution Provider)...
JLT Forms U.S. Unit for Emerging Market Risks
May 30 2005 // The Houston office of international insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson LLC announced that it has created a new division to meet the needs of U.S.-domiciled clients engaged in business in the world’s emerging...
Marsh Exploring Options for Wholesalers Crump and Price Forbes
May 26 2005 // Marsh Inc., a leading risk and insurance services firm, announced that it has retained Banc of America Securities LLC to act as its financial advisor to explore strategic alternatives for its wholesale broking operations,...
Crisis in Medical Professional Liability Diminished, PLUS Panelists Say
May 23 2005 // States with meaningful tort reform are seeing stabilization in the medical professional liability arena from three years ago. Despite the decrease in claims frequency, however, severity persists and insurers must maintain...
Crisis in Medical Professional Liability Diminished, PLUS Panelists Say
May 23 2005 // States with meaningful tort reform are seeing stabilization in the medical professional liability arena from three years ago. Despite the decrease in claims frequency, however, severity persists and insurers must maintain...
RI3K To Provide LMP Compliant Tech Support for Facultative Re Business
May 6 2005 // London-based RI3K, a provider of technology infrastructure for the reinsurance industry, announced the launch of a fully LMP (London Market Principles) compliant electronic transaction module for facultative...
