International & Reinsurance News for April 2004
- S&P Affirms Groupama (U.K.) ‘A’ Rating
- Skandia Confirms Sampo Sale
- Best Rating Action on ACE’s U.K., Belgian Units
- S&P Assigns Ratings to Arch Capital Debt
- Converium Reports Record $65.7 Million Q1 Net
- Best Puts Carraig’s ‘A-‘ Rating Under Review
- Assurex Global Gathers Partners in London to Celebrate 50 Year Anniversary
- S&P Assigns ‘AA-” Rating to RGA Int’l. Re
- Willis Reports Record Q1 Results – $148 Million Net
- Arch Capital Plans $300 Million Debt Offering; Insurance Unit Appoints McClintock Chief Info Officer
- Montpelier Re Notes Net Income of $109 Million During Q1 Report
- S&P Revises NIPPONKOA Outlook-Negative to Stable
- IBC Appoints Stem New VP – Information Technology
- Best Affirms St. Paul International ‘A’ Rating
- S&P Revises ACE Outlook from Negative to Stable
- AXA Sues Google to Stop ‘Adwords’
- Cat Bond Market Grew 42% Reports Guy Carpenter
- Dorel Unveils Q1 Update; Insurer Dispute Raises Costs
- IOC Insures 2004 Summer Games
- Ace Ltd. Releases Q1 Numbers
- XL to Pay Cash for Convertible Debentures
- AXIS Allotment Exercised; Best Affirms Ratings
- Best Affirms Sunderland Marine ‘A-‘ Rating
- Best Rates Barbados’ TD Re ‘A’
- S&P Affirms IPCRe Ltd. ‘A+’ Ratings
- Best Affirms Sirius ‘A’ Rating
- Lloyd’s Chairman Warns on “New Era of Risk”
- Benfield Sells Wildnet Group to Private Investors
- Best Affirms Erika Insurance ‘A-‘ Rating
- SCOR Notes Success of Korean Renewals
- S&P Revises AMP Outlook to ‘Stable’
- Zurich Signs Agreement with China’s Sinosure
- Best Affirms PartnerRe ‘A+’ Rating & Debt Ratings
- AIR Launches Catastrophe Risk Engineering Services
- Assurex Technology Gives Risk Mgrs.24/7 Capability
- Fass to Head New White Mountains Reinsurance Group
- S&P Announces April 20 Telephone Conference
- Everest Re Q1 Operating Earnings $151.5 Million
- A.M. Best Affirms Rating for Tugu Insurance Co.
- Malaysian Insurer to Cover Infectious Diseases
- Allianz Rebrands Egyptian Subs
- Best and Fitch Comment on Sirius, White Mountains
- ri3k Implements Hub with LMP, ACORD Standards
- S&P Enhances Criteria to Evaluate Loss Reserves of Global Reinsurers
- ACE USA Makes Available Defense Base Act Workers’ Comp Coverage for Overseas Jobs
- SCOR Names Kahn Group CFO
- RMS Risk Management Tools Assist Lloyd’s Syndicates
- S&P Report Says Despite 2003 Profitability Global Reinsurance Market’s Poor Outlook Remains Unchanged
- SCOR Applies for Reinsurance License in China
- A.M. Best Affirms The Nichido Fire and Marine Insurance Cos. ‘A+’ Rating
- St. Paul Travelers Unveils Enhanced Commercial Property, General Liability Product for Companies Doing Foreign Business
- UNG Appoints Singleton to Board
- Chinese-Speaking Workers Less Concerned Than Peers about Financial Security, Study Shows
- FINEOS to Provide Workers’ Comp Solution for New Zealand State Authority
- Fitch Downgrades Winterthur Group; Outlook Stable
- Willis to Buy 50% of Leading Chinese Broker
- Study: Life Industry Can’t Ignore Obesity
- Defense Bar Schedules Conference in Barcelona
- S&P Sees No Change in Lloyd’s Ratings
- Best Affirms Tryg-Baltica Int’l. Ins. ‘A-‘Rating
- Best Affirms ‘B+’ Rating of Inter-Industry & Insurco
- IBC Reports Drop in N.B. Facility Ass’n. Insureds
- Best Affirms Catlin, Syndicate 2003 ‘A’ Ratings
- Australia’s IAG Warns on Changing Weather
- Arch Names Ingrey Vice Chairman, Promotes Execs.
- ING (Canada) Supports New Brunswick Auto Reforms
- AXIS Amends Registration Statement
- Lloyd’s Puts 2003 Profits at $3.387 Billion
- Swiss Re ‘Resource Award’ for Vietnam Water Project
- European Parliament Votes to Ban Gender Discrimination in Insurance Products
- Swiss Re Finds Increasing Demand for Broker Services
- Liberty Completes Canada Personal Lines Sale
- Ace’s Assured Guaranty Set to Raise $1 Billion
- Best Affirms Top Layer Re ‘A+’ Rating
- Best Affirms SCOR’s ‘B++’ Ratings
- Zurich Appoints Two New International Execs
- Zurich Announces Realignment Plans
- Best Affirms R&SA (Canada) ‘A-‘ Rating – Negative
- Best Affirms Munich Re (Canada) ‘A+’ Rating; Lowers Temple
- Montpelier Re Completes Share Sale
- Underwriters’ Exercise Arch Share Over-Allotment Option
- IBC to Focus on Auto Theft, Organized Crime
- S&P Affirms CNA Insurance (UK) ‘ A-‘ Ratings
- Kemp Retires as White Mountains Director
- SCOR Narrows Loss to $384 Million
- S&P Raises AXA Insurance (Ireland) to ‘BBB+’
- Allianz Foresees Growth in Chinese Market