International & Reinsurance News for June 2003
- Tropical Storm Bill Moving Towards Gulf Coast; Hurricane Watch Issued
- White Mountains Files $2 Billion Shelf Registration Statement
- S&P Revises Mannheimer Leben Rating to ‘R’
- Winterthur, Two Others Receive Chinese Regulatory Approvals
- Everest Re Files Universal Shelf Registration Statement
- Dominion of Canada Announces NB Broker Appointments
- Pierre-Denis Champvillard to Retire as SCOR Deputy COO
- S&P Affirms IAG New Zealand ‘AA’ Ratings
- A.M. Best Downgrades Rating of Gulf Group
- A.M. Best Assigns Initial Rating to Oriental Fire and Marine
- Court Decision Clears the Way for Gerling to Sell GKG; S&P Comments
- S&P Affirms ‘A’ Rating of Winterthur Swiss Insurance
- Arch Expands London Energy Operation with New VP Appointment
- S&P Affirms Trenwick Group’s units ‘CCC’ Ratings
- Evan Greenberg Elected President and COO of ACE Limited
- S&P Lowers Aviva’s Canadian Subs to ‘A’
- Best Affirms ‘A’ Rating of France’s Caisse Centrale de Reassurance
- Winterthur to Sell Italian Operations to Unipol
- Lloyd’s Survey Predicts Increased Demand for Specialist Insurance Cover
- Report ZFS May Sell Japanese Operations to AIG
- Best Affirms Everest Re Group’s ‘A+’ Ratings
- Financial Market Weakness Will Continue to Affect Results, Says Swiss Re CEO
- Best Affirms Hannover Re’s U.K. Sub ‘A’ Rating
- XL Wins International Film and Video Festival Award for Commercial
- Dutch Authorities Launch Anti-Trust Probe
- IBC Lauds New Brunswick Legislation as ‘Positive Step’ to Stabilize Premiums
- Lloyd’s “Has Been a Beacon of Light” Lord Levene Tells Members at AGM
- Harvard Medical, Swiss Re Tell Congress Risks of Global Warming “Are Here Already”
- S&P Comments on Munich Re Group’s Q1 2003 Results
- W. R. Berkley, Kiln to Capitalize New U.K. Operation
- IBC Analysis Confirms Increased Auto Claims Costs
- Moody’s assigns ‘A3’ Rating to Montpelier Re
- AXIS Opens London Branch Underwriting Office
- Report No IPO for Poland’s PZU before May 2004
- Best Affirms ‘B++’ Rating of Mexico’s Reaseguradora Patria
- Willis Gives Plumeri Three-year Contract Extension
- Best Affirms ‘A++’ Ratings of Tokio Marine and Reinsurance Sub
- Report Generali Seeking French Insurer
- International Insurance Society Global Conference to be Held in NYC
- China Opens Two New Areas to Foreign Insurers
- Arch Bermuda Introduces New Excess Liability Capacity
- ZFS Sells U.K. Fund Manager – Capital Goals Achieved
- Mediobanca and Premafin Regain Voting Rights for Generali Shares
- Moody’s Affirms Winterthur Insurance Ratings
- Lloyd’s Sees Increasing Role for European Insurance Brokers
- Benfield IPO Launched to Strong Demand
- Lloyd’s Equitas Reports Fiscal Year Results
- A.M. Best Affirms Cologne Re ‘A++’ (Superior) Rating
- Royal Bank of Scotland Buys Churchill from CSG’s Winterthur
- AIR Releases New Models and New Features in 2003 Version of CLASIC/2
- Axis Readies IPO; S&P Affirms ‘A’ Ratings
- Best Affirms ACE Financial Strength Ratings; Downgrades Debt Ratings
- S&P Puts Cooperativa, R&SA (Puerto Rico) on CreditWatch
- R&SA to Sell Puerto Rico Subsidiary
- R&SA to Sell U.S. Surplus Lines to Alleghany
- Montpelier Re Files Registration Statement at Shareholders’ Request
- Kevin M. Twomey Appointed to PartnerRe’s Board of Directors
- Lloyd’s Names Jeremy Pinchin to Head New Reinsurance & Claims Post
- Singapore Ups Stake in Converium to 5.12%
- IBC Lauds BC’s Introduction of Graduated Drivers’ License Reforms
- Ri3k Sells Run Off Centre
- Arch Names Ralph E. Jones III President and CEO of U.S. Division
- Converium Receives O.K. for U.K. Insurer; DB and Putnam Up Stakes
- Best Comments on Munich Re’s Financial Strength Rating
- Best Assigns ‘A-‘ (Excellent) Rating to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2010
- RMS Integrates New Hurricane Model With “RiskOnline” System
- Best Affirms XL’s ‘A+’ (Superior) Rating
- Ergo Posts $271 Million Q1 Net Loss on Investment Writedowns
- Best Affirms ‘A’ (Excellent) Rating for Zurich Financial
- Best Assigns Ratings to PXRE’s $150 Million Shelf Registration