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Henry Klecan to Head SCOR US; Reinsurer Contests Fitch Ratings Downgrade
Nov 20 2003 // France’s SCOR Group announced that Henry Klecan Jr. has been appointed President & CEO of SCOR US at a Board of Directors’ meeting held on November 18, 2003. The company also took issue with...
U.S. P/C Industry’s Profitability Continues Downward Slide Despite Recent Premium Growth
Nov 19 2003 // Despite reported significant premium growth since 1998, the U.S. property/casualty industry’s profitability continues its long downward trend, an industry leader said Tuesday. Speaking at the annual meeting of the...
Fitch Reports Insurance CDOs Allow Smaller U.S. Insurers to Access Capital Markets
Nov 17 2003 // Insurance collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) present a significant new opportunity for small to mid-sized insurers to raise long-term capital at rates far lower than current financing, according to an article appearing...
French Government Gets Another Month to Reach a Settlement in ELIC Case
Nov 17 2003 // Oct. 27 was supposed to be the “day of decision” for the French Government to sign (or not sign) an agreement, reached between the U.S. Attorney General’s (AG) Office in Los Angeles and representatives of...
Fitch Reports P/C Insurers’ Credit Exposure from Reinsurance Increases; Disputes Grow but Stay Small Relative to Surplus
Nov 14 2003 // U.S.-based insurers’ reinsurance credit exposures have increased significantly during a period in which the credit quality of the reinsurance industry has deteriorated, according to a new research report published by...
Adams Joins U.S. Risk’s Houston Office
Nov 10 2003 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group announced the addition of Ed Adams as senior broker in its Houston office. Adams will be handling a variety of property/casualty and professional brokerage accounts, as well as initiating new...
SCOR Posts $400 Million Nine-month Loss; Rating Agencies React
Nov 7 2003 // France’s SCOR Group, the world’s seventh largest reinsurer, announced a nine-month loss of 349 million euros ($400 million), prompting both A.M. Best and Moody’s to place their ratings on the company and...
AXIS Reports $147 Million Q3 Net
Nov 6 2003 // Another of Bermuda’s newer insurers, AXIS Capital, has reported excellent third quarter results. The company announced that its net income for the period rose to $147 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, compared to...
Big “I” Sees International Success with New Associate Member Status
Nov 4 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America announced that two Japanese brokers are the first international insurance professionals to join IIABA by taking advantage of its new “associate...
Rent Shield Announces $120 Million Lloyd’s Placement for Investment Property Risk
Nov 4 2003 // Toronto-based Rent Shield Corp, a provider of pass-through risk specialty insurance and reinsurance products, announced that it has received a Binding Agreement from Tysers International Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers...
U.S. Marine Insurers Respond to Post-9/11 World of Domestic Security Rules and Regulations
Nov 3 2003 // U.S. ocean marine insurers need to work in partnership with government and all components of the maritime trade in order to meet the challenges of operating in the post-9/11 environment, according to David French,...
French Government Gets Another Month to Reach a Settlement in ELIC Case
Nov 3 2003 // Oct. 27 was supposed to be the “day of decision” for the French Government to sign (or not sign) the agreement, reached between the U.S. Attorney General’s (AG) Office in Los Angeles and representatives...
The Reinsurance World 2003 – Capacity, Profitability and ‘The Cycle’
Nov 3 2003 // A year ago the reinsurance world had an optimistic side most companies had survived their exposures to 9/11 and premiums were rising. A pessimistic side reflected a 25 percent decline in capacity, thus limiting new...
FERMA Conference Highlights Risk Management Concerns
Nov 3 2003 // The second ever bi-annual conference of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), held Oct. 5 – 8 in Rome, Italy, featured presenters and workshops that highlighted both the similarities and...
FERMA Conference Highlights Risk Management Concerns
Nov 3 2003 // The second ever bi-annual conference of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), held Oct. 5 – 8 in Rome, Italy, featured presenters and workshops that highlighted both the similarities and...
The Reinsurance World 2003 – Capacity, Profitability and ‘The Cycle’
Nov 3 2003 // A year ago the reinsurance world had an optimistic side most companies had survived their exposures to 9/11 and premiums were rising. A pessimistic side reflected a 25 percent decline in capacity, thus limiting new...
Kingsway Completes $20 Million Private Securities Placement
Oct 30 2003 // Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. announced the completion of a private placement of approximately US$20 million in 30-year floating rate trust preferred securities, with net proceeds of approximately US$19.4...
A.M. Best Assigns ‘A-‘ FSR to Aspen Specialty Co.
Oct 29 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned an initial financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) to Aspen Specialty Insurance Company, the recently formed U.S. insurer that is part of the Aspen Group, which includes the ultimate parent...
Chubb Reports Q3 Net Income of $259.8 Million; Premiums Jump 23%, Combined Ratio is 96.6%
Oct 28 2003 // The Chubb Corporation reported that net income in the third quarter of 2003 was $259.8 million or $1.37 per share, compared to a net loss of $242.1 million ($1.42 per share) in the third quarter of 2002. Operating income,...
Crawford Notes Q3 and Nine Month Financial Results
Oct 28 2003 // Atlanta-based Crawford & Company announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Third quarter 2003 revenues before reimbursements totaled $172.2 million compared with $175.9 million in the 2002...
