Low Interest Rates: an Ongoing Problem for the Re/insurance Industry September 12, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Swiss Re’s sigma report analyzing the effect on the insurance industry of the continuing low interest rates doesn’t paint a...
Reinsurance Rendezvous Focuses on Euro Zone, Interest Rates, Capital September 10, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle For once there’s no natural catastrophe hanging over the annual Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo (the 56th edition). Tropical storm...
Tropical Storm Bolaven Makes Landfall in North Korea: AIR Analysis August 29, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, after weakening to borderline tropical storm/typhoon strength (120 km/h [75 mph] 10-minute sustained...
Earnings Reports: XL Group, Alterra Capital August 8, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Selected earnings highlights from the XL Group’s headquarters in Dublin, Ireland for the second quarter and the first half of...
Earnings Reports: Argo Group, Flagstone Re August 7, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Selected earnings highlights from the Bermuda-based Argo Group for the second quarter and the first six months of 2012 are...
Earnings Report: AXIS Capital August 7, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Selected earnings highlights from the Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings for the second quarter and the first half of 2012 are...
Earnings Report: RenaissanceRe August 6, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Selected earnings highlights from Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe for the second quarter and the first six months of 2012 are as follows:...
The Libor Scandal – an Ongoing Major Catastrophe August 1, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle The scope of the investigations that are unfolding in the wake of the charges against Barclay’s Bank that it rigged...
Geneva Association’s Fitzpatrick Warns against Mixing Bank and Insurance Regs July 31, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle After 39 years of gathering, collating and disseminating the facts and figures relevant to the global insurance industry the world’s...
Earnings Reports: PartnerRe, Greenlight Re July 31, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Selected earnings highlights from Bermuda-based PartnerRe for the second quarter and the first six months of 2012 are as follows:...