International & Reinsurance News for August 2003
- Swiss Re Reports $490 Million 1st Half Net Earnings
- Munich Re Posts Fifth Consecutive Quarterly Loss, as Taxes Hit Profits
- A.M. Best Lowers Munich Re Ratings to ‘A+ (Superior)
- Best Warns that Munich Re Ratings Downgrade Could Affect American Re
- AIG Completes Acquisition of GE’s Japan Life and U.S. Auto Business
- Alternative Re Names Gavin Collery President and COO
- Endurance Appoints John T. Baily to Board of Directors
- Credit Lyonnais Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Executive Life Case
- RMS Provides Risk Analysis for $100 Million Taiwan Earthquake Pool
- SCOR Group Confirms 1st Half Results
- S&P Comments on Promina’s Profit Figures
- Arch Insurance Names Robert T. Van Gieson President & CEO of Arch London
- Allianz Poland Increases Sales by 53 Percent
- ACE Limited Appoints Lattal Chief Claims Officer
- Oracle Insurance Brokers Joins DQG Advisory Council
- Hannover Re Reports Steady 1st Half Profits
- Insurers Responding Quickly to Kelowna Fire Crisis Says IBC
- Sovereign Risk Posts Strong Financial Results
- George Bolton Named as Zurich’s First London Trade Credit Underwriter
- B.C. Forest Fires Continue to Rage
- Transatlantic Holdings Appoints Tomio Higuchi to Board
- Swiss Re Report Says Hospitals Face Growing ‘Mad Cow Disease’ Threat
- Trenwick Group to Sell London Subsidiaries to Bestpark
- New Swiss Re Sigma Study Examines Ratings
- IAG Reports $100 Million Full Year Net
- EQECAT Provides Risk Analysis for Largest Japanese Cat Bond
- Endurance Specialty Repurchases 750,000 Shares from TIAA-CREF
- Zurich Bounces Back – Posts $701 Million 1st Half Net Income
- Best Affirms Toa Re ‘A+’ (Superior) Ratings
- Allianz German P/C Operations Post Premium Gains
- S&P Releases Report on Australian Insurers
- Report Russia May Lower Entry Barriers for Insurers
- Report Europe’s Insurers Take Cautious Line on Blackout Claims
- S&P Revises Norwegian Bluewater Insurance Outlook to Negative
- IFC and Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions Establish Risk Sharing Facility
- CSC, ri3k Complete System Integration
- Allianz Posts Strong 1st Half Results, $115 Million Profit
- ING Group Reports $2.362 Billion First Half Operating Profit
- S&P affirms Oil Insurance Ltd., ‘A+’ Ratings
- Endurance Specialty Closes $500 Million Bank Facility
- SCOR Posts 18% Drop in 1st Half Premium Income
- Platinum Underwriters Posts $26.6 Million Q2 Net Income
- S&P Affirms Gerling NCM Credit and Finance Ratings
- IBC Cautions PEI Auto insurance Reforms Must Limit Regulation to Control Costs
- Deutsche Bank Sues Allianz, AXA on Sept. 11 Building Claim
- Endurance Excess Casualty Hires Shannon Totten, Cotina Forth-Albuoy
- James R. Hackbarth to Lead Assurex Global
- AGF Belgium to Sell Banking Unit to ING Belgium
- Allianz Flood Claims Top $900 Million; Will Reduce BMW Stake
- Endurance Specialty Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.12 Per Share
- ACE Limited Declares Quarterly Dividend
- RenaissanceRe Announces Quarterly Dividend
- Root Joins SCOR as Director of Investor Relations
- A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Sompo Japan Inc.
- Head Receives IIS Gold Medal Award
- PXRE Q2 Earnings Increase 13%
- Ace Ltd. Forms New Risk Mgt. International Business Unit
- Swiss Re, Mitsui Sumitomo Arrange $100M Catastrophe Risk Swap
- Premium Relief in Sight for Commercial Buyers
- Max Re Capital Ltd. Reports 2ndQ Net Income of $0.81 per Diluted Share
- Arch Capital Group Ltd. Reports 2003 2ndQ Results
- XL Capital Announces Election to Pay for Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes
- AlphaStar Ins. Group Limited Announces Delisting By Nasdaq
- PartnerRe Ltd. Reports Record 2ndQ and First Half 2003 Results
- S&P Affirms Lloyd Adriatico SpA Ratings
- S&P Affirms ‘A-‘ Ratings on MMA, Outlook Negative
- SCOR Continues to Negotiate Sale of Commercial Risk Partners
- A.M. Best Affirms ‘A-‘ Rating of Corifrance
- S&P Raises Gerling Allgemeine Rtgs. to BBB-/Watch Positive
- White Mountains Continues Strong Growth in Book Value