International & Reinsurance News for April 2011
- More to Explore for Doha World Trade Deal, EU Says
- Lloyd’s Market Association Questions Aspects of FSA Regulatory Reform
- Cássio dos Santos Appointed CEO of Zurich’s LatAm General Insurance
- Lloyd’s on Coverage for Royal Wedding Celebratory ‘Street Parties’
- First Quarter Earnings Reports: Montpelier Re, Everest Re
- Best Affirms SCOR and Subs Ratings after Transamerica Re Deal
- Cooke to Head Lloyd’s Marketform Marine Cargo Underwriting
- Asbestos: Japan Tsunami’s other Hidden Danger
- Lockton Dubai Names Dawes Specialist Financial Lines Broker
- Tosti Appointed CEO of Willis Facultative London
- First Quarter Earnings Reports: Arch Capital, RenaissanceRe
- Five Japan Life Insurers Eye Unhedged Foreign Bonds; See Weaker Yen
- S&P: Japan’s Rating Outlook Now Negative on Quake Costs; Affirms Debt Ratings
- Weather Forecasters Agree on Active 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Arab Political Shocks Demand Risk Rating Rethink
- McLaren Group Selects Aon as Global Broker
- Global Reinsurers at ‘Critical’ Point, Says Best’s Report
- SCOR to Buy Aegon’s Transamerica Reinsurance Unit for $913 Million
- Somali Pirates Release Greek-owned Ship; Ransom Paid
- Japan to Launch Massive Search for Quake Victims Bodies
- Beazley Remains Confident, Despite Q1 Catastrophes
- Allianz Confirms Cat Bond Commitment with $40 Million U.S. Placement
- Ratings: Wilton Re, London General, Cattolica, Arab Re
- Celent Expands Asian Financial Services Group
- Aon Benfield Says Q1 Cat Losses Expected to Raise Facultative Rates
- UIB Places Commercial Payloads Coverage for Space Shuttle
- Best Comments on Chaucer and Lloyd’s Syndicate 1084 Ratings
- Cooper Gay Restructures Latin American Operations into Regions
- WTO Faces Tough Choices after Latest Doha Round Setback
- Lockton Launches ‘Enterprise Disruption Contingency’ Insurance
- Aon Benfield Estimates Reinsurers’ Capital at $470 Billion
- Best Removes Brit Insurance from Under Review; Affirms Ratings
- Munich Re Ups Dividend, Comments on Impact of 2011 Disasters
- Doha Round Trade Talks Deadlock Puts a Price on Free Trade
- UK’s Voyager Lists ‘Top 10’ Reasons for Wedding Cancellation Insurance Claims
- UK Probes Banks over Prudential’s Failed AIA Bid Say Sources
- ACE Appoints Cote Continental Europe Financial Lines Manager
- Rising Sea Levels Trigger Disasters in China Says Xinhua News Agency
- Alterra Announces Reinsurance Role Changes and Promotions
- Fitch Affirms ACE Limited’s and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Catlin Estimates Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Losses at $200 Million
- EDHEC-Risk Institute, Russell Investments to Design Solvency II ‘Benchmarks’
- Lloyd’s Insurer Chaucer Endorses The Hanover’s Takeover Bid
- ABI Warns of Potential Duplication in Regulatory Reform
- Ratings: Syndicate 1225 (Aegis), Pacific Int’l., Int’l. Energy, Flagstone Re (Africa)
- Hannover Re Acquires Reinsurance Portfolio from Scottish Re
- HDI-Gerling Expands UK Operations with New Birmingham Office
- CORRECTION: S&P RMS Cat Bond CreditWatch
- Lloyd’s Insurer Sportscover Expands; Blunt to Underwrite Bloodstock
- Willis Report Warns of Potential Political Violence Coverage Gaps
- Summary of Re/Insurers’ Loss Estimates from Japan’s Earthquake, Tsunami
- Japan’s Meiji Life Says Confidence in U.S. Bonds ‘Unshaken’
- Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Services, SELECT Form Partnership
- Hagerty Marine Announces Broker Program in Canada
- Lloyd’s Chairman Levene to Retire; Nelson Named to Replace Him
- Genden Appointed CEO of Travelers Europe
- Best Affirms Ariel Re, Ariel Holdings Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Keen to Head Cooper Gay’s ‘Upstream Energy’ Growth
- Q1 Pirate Attacks ‘Hit All-time High’ IMB Reports
- UK’s Sterling Offers Free Wedding Coverage to Mark Royal Wedding
- Best Finds P&I Clubs in ‘Good Financial Position’ to Face Testing Times
- Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s to Expand into Ireland
- FERMA:Brazil’s Response on Regulation Change Complaints O.K.;More Needed
- Best Affirms Flagstone Re’s Ratings; Outlook Revised to Negative
- ABIR Reports 2010 Results for Bermuda’s Re/Insurers; $11.4 Bn Net Income
- Macleod to Head SCOR’s Channel Syndicate Marine Division
- Liberty Mutual Might Assume Share of Ireland’s Quinn Insurance
- Margrett Named Willis International CEO
- Murdoch News Corp. Hacking Scandal Claims Mount
- Japan Plans State-Backed Insurer to Save TEPCO
- Japan Businesses Demand Compensation for Nuclear Evacutaion
- Aon Benfield Partners with Shanghai Institute on Typhoon Research
- Global Nuclear Forum Backs Safety Push
- Markel UK Launches Markel Direct for Low Premium Accounts
- LeapFrog Invests $14M in African Group Apollo for Microinsurance
- Solvency II: ‘Beware the Dog That Didn’t Bark,’ Warns Willis Re
- Record $1 Billion Catastrophe Bonds Issued in Q1
- Tokyo Electric Power’s Liability May Be Capped
- Japan Insured Losses Up to $34 Billion: RMS
- UK: Don’t Let Insurance Rules Spoil Royal Wedding Parties
- Tokyo Nuclear Plant Company Could Face $23 Billion in Losses
- AIG Urges Taiwan Unit Employees to Support Sale
- Tokyo Rethinking Its Earthquake Plan After Japan Disaster
- Goldman Buys 12% Stake in China Insurer
- UPDATE: U.N. Climate Change Agenda Agreed, Roadmap Set for 2011
- News of the World Admits Phone Hacking Liability
- Willis Acquires 22.5% Stake in So. Africa Benefits Provider Amabubesi
- Munich Re in ‘First-time’ Guarantee of Solar Modules in France
- ACE Covers Trustee Liability for UK Low Cost Pension Scheme
- UK Moratorium on Use of Genetic Testing Extended to 2017 Says ABI
- Goldman Buys 12.02% Stake in China’s Taikang Life
- Ghost of Cancun Haunts Bangkok Climate Talks
- Strong Earthquake Shakes Japan’s Ruined Northeast Coast
- Ratings Roundup: Syndicate 382/Hardy, Samsung Europe
- Transatlantic Holdings Estimates Q1 Cat Losses at $355 Million
- New Zealand to Back Insurer AMI Despite Budget Pain
- ICC Warns Doha Failure Would Have Dire Consequences for World Economy
- Aon Benfield Launches Cyprus Earthquake Model
- Reinsurance Rates Are Rising, but Few Agree Where
- Financial Consultant Bjelobaba Analyzes Changing UK Regulations
- Lloyd’s Chaucer in Deal for First Russian Coverholder
- Japan Quake Reveals Cracks in Insurance System – Part II
- Hub International Acquires Vancouver-based Redcliffe
- Arguments over Agenda Stall U.N. Climate Talks
- Japan Quake Reveals Cracks in Insurance System – Part I
- Aon Analysis Finds Airlines Seeing Passenger Numbers Increasing in 2011
- Towers Watson: Disasters Have Limited Impact on Japan Insurers
- XL’s Japan Quake/Tsunami Loss Estimates – $190 to $290 Million
- MMA to Write Commercial Lines via Broker Network Trading Room
- RSA Appoints Colahan as New Hong Kong Chief Executive
- Amlin Estimates Claims from Q1 Catastrophes
- DUAL Corporate Risks Launches Product for Computer Consultants, Contractors
- Crunching Japan’s Disaster Numbers: Final Bill May be Staggering
- Japan Nuclear Crisis to Trigger Huge Civil Damage Claims
- Lloyd’s Writes the Ultimate Travel Policy for Sarah Outen
- Willis Re Upbeat on S&P’s New Insurer Capital Model
- Liberty Mutual Expands UK Commercial Lines Operations
- Aon Benfield Report: Despite Catastrophes, Reinsurance Rates Remain Stable
- AXIS Global A&H Names Smart, Berkshire to International Team
- Ratings Roundup: Insurance Barbados, SOLID
- April 1st International News
- Ariel Re Estimates Q1 2011 Cat Losses between $35-$50 Million
- Lloyd’s Director Luke Savage on 2010 Results, Japan, What’s Ahead
- Mexico Climate Change Deal to be Debated in Bangkok
- ABI Endorses UK Government’s Proposed Legal Reforms
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