Latest Reinsurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Reinsurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Changing Reinsurance Rules
Dec 25 2006 // In March, Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Peter Levene finally got the attention of U.S. regulators. At a meeting in Florida, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners agreed to set up a task force, chaired by...
2006: a big year for P&C buyers and sellers of all shapes and sizes
Dec 25 2006 // JANUARY Hallmark Aquires Aerospace Holdings Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. has completed its acquisition of Aerospace Holdings LLC, which markets general aviation insurance products. Hallmark...
Climate change, reinsurance and Lloyd’s made worldwide headlines in 2006
Dec 25 2006 // Climate change or global warming is the 800-pound gorilla in the insurance industry. More reports this year added to the growing body of evidence that the planet is heating up, and potential disasters on a global scale are...
3. Reinsurers Enjoy the Sunshine
Dec 24 2006 // Except for claims adjusters, 2005 was a disastrous year for the industry. Swiss Re’s sigma report logged almost 400 catastrophes, which caused damage totaling more than $230 billion: about one third, or $83 billion,...
2006:a big year for P&C buyers and sellers of all shapes and sizes
Dec 24 2006 // JANUARY Hallmark Acquires Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. has completed its acquisition of Aerospace Holdings LLC, which markets general aviation insurance products. Hallmark underwrites...
Climate change, reinsurance and Lloyd’s
Dec 24 2006 // N1 36 Poizner poised to lead Insurers hope for friendlier climate 40 Electronically stored information Agents must heed new rules 10 Calif.’s uninsured motorists
Top Stories of the Year – International
Dec 24 2006 // 2. Changing Reinsurance Rules In March, Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Peter Levene finally got the attention of U.S. regulators. At a meeting in Florida, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners agreed to set up a...
Best Affirms Harbor Point Re ‘A’ Ratings
Dec 22 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Bermuda-based Harbor Point Re Limited, and has assigned the ICR of...
S&P Lowers Transatlantic Re’s Outlook
Dec 20 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Transatlantic Holdings Inc. (TRH) and its operating subsidiaries – Putnam Reinsurance Co., Trans Re Zurich, and Transatlantic Reinsurance Co....
S&P Revises B.E.S.T. Re Outlook to Positive; Affirms ‘BBB’ Ratings
Dec 20 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook to positive from stable on Tunisia-based reinsurer B.E.S.T. Reinsurance Co. (Best Re). S&P also affirmed the Company’s ‘BBB’...
Vermont Sprucing Up Welcome Mat for Life Reinsurance Captives
Dec 19 2006 // Vermont officials are looking to ride the latest wave in captive insurance company formations– companies looking to reinsure life insurance policies. The Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and...
Best Affirms Flagstone Re ‘A-‘ Ratings
Dec 18 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Limited. It also assigned an ICR of...
Best Assigns ‘C++’, ‘b+’ Ratings to Russia’s Transsiberian Re
Dec 15 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of “C++” (Marginal) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “b+” to Russia’s OJSC Transsiberian Reinsurance Corporation (Transsib Re) with a...
Best Takes Various Rating Actions on QBE, Hannover Re and Praetorian
Dec 15 2006 // A.M. Best Co. reacted to yesterday’s announcement that Australia’s QBE has agreed to purchase Hannover Re’s Praetorian Financial Group, thereby taking over the German reinsurer’s North American...
Best Assigns ‘bbb’ Rating to XL’s Stoneheath Re Sidecar
Dec 14 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a debt rating of “bbb” to the $350 million of non-cumulative perpetual preferred securities (issuer preferred securities) issued by Stoneheath Re, a Cayman Islands exempted company....
U.S. Regulators Recommend Key Change in Regulation of Reinsurers
Dec 14 2006 // Insurance regulators from across the county voted to recommend major changes in the way reinsurers are regulated. The Financial Condition Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners this week adopted a...
Equitas Sets Consultations with Names
Dec 14 2006 // The Board of Equitas and the Equitas Trustees have written to all Reinsured Names announcing three consultation meetings in January. Equitas is the vehicle established in 1996 by Lloyd’s to run-off its pre-1992...
Best Upgrades Arch Re to ‘A’
Dec 13 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to “A” (Excellent) from “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of Bermuda-based...
Best Affirms RenRe Ltd., Europe FSR Ratings; Raises Debt Ratings to ‘a+’; Outlook Positive
Dec 12 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of “A” (Excellent) and upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a” of Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. and...
Hannover Re Launches “Sharia-compliant” Reinsurance Sub
Dec 11 2006 // Germany’s Hannover Re has established Hannover ReTakaful B.S.C. (c) in Manama, Bahrain, a wholly-owned subsidiary to underwrite worldwide reinsurance in conformity with Islamic law (so-called retakaful business). The...
