International & Reinsurance News for October 2003
- Best Downgrades Hannover Re, HDI
 - China’s PICC IPO Raises $693 Million; HSBC Seeks China License
 - Goshawk to Exit Lloyd’s Market
 - Moody’s Sees “Positive Impact” from Proposed German Tax Reforms
 - XL Reports Q3 Net Income of $99 Million
 - S&P Affirms Hannover Re Bermuda ‘AA-‘ Ratings
 - PartnerRe Appoints Vito H. Baumgartner to Board of Directors
 - S&P Says Montpelier Re’s Lower Premium Estimates Won’t Affect Ratings
 - Kingsway Completes $20 Million Private Securities Placement
 - ACE Reports Strong Q3 Gains; Net Operating Income$304 Million
 - Europe’s Banks and Insurers Appeal for Regulatory Harmonization
 - Best Comments on Ratings of Aspen Insurance UK Limited and Aspen Insurance Limited
 - Montpelier Re Reports $91 Million Q3 Net Income
 - S&P Rates Russian Insurer Neftepolis ‘B-‘
 - S&P Revises Ukraine Country Rating Outlook to Positive
 - Converium Posts $44.3 Million Q3 Net Income
 - RenRe Names Robert Lamendola Sr. VP; James Lewis VP
 - American Safety to Sell 1.8 Million Common Shares
 - Best Affirms Hiscox  ‘A-‘ Rating
 - Willis Acquires Ital Re
 - French Government Obtains One Month Delay in ELIC Case
 - Moody’s Affirms R&SA Group Ratings; Lowers U.S. Subs to ‘Ba3’
 - Allianz Sees Return to Profit after Asset Sale, Tax Changes
 - Willis Reports Record Q3, Nine Month Earnings
 - RenRe Reports Q3 Net Income Up 28% to $1.59 Per Share
 - S&P Lowers Unipol’s Ratings to ‘A-‘
 - IPC Holdings Posts Q3 Gains
 - A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Goshawk Reinsurance Ltd.; Assigns Negative Outlook
 - Assurex Global Forms Captive Reinsurer
 - Moody’s Confirms XL’s Ratings, Changes Outlook to Negative
 - S&P Raises Hiscox Insurance to ‘A-‘
 - Best Affirms Rating of South Korean Insurers Dongbu and LG Insurance
 - Everest Re Posts 38.8% Increase in Q3 Net Income
 - Best Affirms Tryg-Baltica Insurance, International Insurance Co. ‘A-‘ Rating
 - ACE European Group Announces D&O Management Changes
 - Best Affirms Singapore Reinsurance  ‘A-‘ Rating
 - American Re to Sell Becher + Carlson Risk Management
 - Fitch Downgrades XL’s Debt Ratings to ‘A’
 - German Parliament Approves Tax Reform Measures
 - Best and Moody’s Comment on Munich Re Rights Issue
 - Best Lowers Swiss Re Ratings to ‘A+’
 - XL Expects Q3 Results to be $184 Million lower on NAC Re Claims – S&P Puts Company on CreditWatch
 - General Re to Adopt ‘Gen Re’ as Global Brand Name
 - S&P Reports on Latin American Insurers/Reinsurers
 - XL Re Appoints Dieter Kohl Sr. VP, European Casualty Manager
 - EC Drops Probe of Lloyd’s Regulation
 - S&P Affirms Oil Insurance ‘A+’ Ratings
 - CATEX Restructures Ownership as Benfield Reduces Stake
 - ePolicy Solutions Opens Facility in India
 - S&P Affirms Volkswagen Insurance Co. ‘A’ Ratings
 - Best Affirms Rating of Tunisia’s BEST Reinsurance
 - Arch Insurance Names Norman H. Jones VP Commercial Hull & Marine
 - W.R. Berkley Forms New Underwriting Management Company, Makes Executive Appointments
 - HRH to Acquire London Broker Alexander Brooks & Stevens
 - Best Affirms ‘A’ Ratings of Lloyd’s Beazley Syndicates
 - Paul Medini Appointed as ACE Chief Accounting Officer
 - Aspen Announces U.S. IPO
 - A.M. Best Affirms Mutuelle Centrale de Reassurance ‘A-‘ Rating
 - German Tax Law Change Would Benefit Insurers
 - A.M. Best Assigns ‘B+’ Rating to Tasman Pacific
 - Lloyd’s Appoints Iain Saville First Head of “Business Process Reform”
 - A.M. Best Affirms St. Paul International ‘A’ Rating
 - A.M. Best Affirms Groupama’s ‘A+’ Rating
 - S&P Notes SCOR Ratings Remain on CreditWatch
 - PXRE Says Court Affirms $9.8 Million Judgment Against Terra Nova
 - S&P Comments on AMP De-merger; Sees No Rating Change
 - AIG to Buy 9.9% Stake in Chinese P/C Insurer
 - S&P Lowers Cooperativa de Seguros to ‘A-‘, Off CreditWatch
 - RMS Performs Risk Analysis for Securitization Covering Cancellation of 2006 FIFA World Cup
 - BSX Gives Nod to Secondary Listing of Common Shares of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
 - AEMI Appoints French as London Branch Manager
 - France Refuses U.S. Extradition Request in Executive Life Case
 - Kingsway Makes Pair of Executive Appointments
 - A.M. Best Assigns Country Risk Ranking of Tier III to Jamaica
 - American Safety Insurance Raises $5 Million Via Trust Preferred Offering
 - XL Capital Ltd Notes Launch of Global Leadership Training, Development Initiative
 - AXIS Capital Makes Appointments at AXIS Re Europe
 - Talks On-Going on New Bermuda Reinsurance Company
 - Banks Named to Lead Aspen Re’s U.S. IPO
 - S&P Affirms French Insurer Groupama at ‘A’; Outlook Stable
 - S&P Affirms Aviva Canada Subs ‘A’ Ratings
 - Kingsway Names Two Execs, Private Placement Raises $10 Million
 - Trenwick Announces Completion of Sale of Trenwick International
 - ACE Bermuda Promotes Chris Fisher to Senior VP
 - Canadian Insurers Handling Hurricane Claims
 - Federated Insurance Helps IBC Fight Insurance Fraud
 - S&P Affirms Aviva’s ‘A-‘ Long-term Debt Rating
 - S&P Places Kingsway on CreditWatch Negative
 
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