International & Reinsurance News for October 2013
- Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Launches Riot Modeling Tool for Indonesia
- XL Group Posts $135.6 Million Q3 Net Income
- Hyperion Insurance Head David Howden on U.S. Expansion by MGA DUAL
- Zurich Insurance Says ‘Confident’ on Profitability Measure
- Swiss Re Sees Emerging Market Construction Boosting Premiums
- ACE Bermuda Launches New CODA Premier D&O Policy
- UPDATE: AIR Worldwide Reports on European Windstorm Christian
- Best Revises XL’s Issuer P&C Credit Rating Outlook to Positive; Affirms Ratings
- Munich Re Stresses Need for Nat Cat Coverage in Emerging Markets
- Europe Battered by Winter Storm Christian: AIR Worldwide Analysis
- PartnerRe Posts $333.4 Million Q3 Net Income; $392.2 Million 1st 9 Months
- Montpelier Re Reports $53 Million Q3 Net Income; $117.8 Million for 9 Months
- India’s Iran Oil Imports Drop as Refiners Await Insurance Fund
- Arch Capital Posts $109.3 Million Q3 Net Income; $531.78 Million 1st 9 Months
- Storm Kills Five in UK, Netherlands; Causes Power Cuts, Travel Chaos
- Hyperion Group Subsidiary DUAL to Acquire PGI Commercial
- Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Models Sandy Storm Surge
- UK’s Castel Underwriting Launches New ‘Club Style’ MGA Formation
- P&I Club Steamship Mutual Plans Rate Hikes
- U.K. Braces for Hurricane-Force Winds in Worst Storm Since 1990
- TT Club Sees Latin American Trade Growth Creating Infrastructure Challenges
- Pirates Kidnap Two U.S. Sailors off Nigerian Coast: Sources
- Atlantic Hurricane Season Quietest in 45 Years, Experts Say
- AIG Hires XL Group’s Maag as CEO of Europe, Middle East
- Munich Re Says China to Remain Centerpiece of Asia Expansion
- Willis Launches Global 360 to Specialty Clients
- ACE Posts Record Q3 Operating Income of $857 Million; $916 Million Net
- Allied World Reports $122.8 Million Q3 Net Income; $101.8 Million Operating
- Geneva Association Calls on Governments to Act on Disaster Risks
- United States Urges More Flexibility in new Global Climate Deal
- AIR Reports on New South Wales Bushfires; State of Emergency
- Hannover Re Sees Higher Rates in Germany on Floods, Hailstorms
- Willis to Allocate Share of London Business to Pre-Selected Insurers
- ACE Appoints Weirsema to Strengthen Multinational Services in Europe
- Integro Acquires UK-Based Broker Doodson
- Global Climate Spending Falling Further Behind Target: Report
- Thai Floods Force Closure of 17 Factories in Industrial Zone
- Europe a Reinsurance Buyer’s Market Says Willis Re; Rates Down 5-10%
- Ratings Recap: QBE Optima, Aviva (Canada), Syndicate 609, Adamjee
- Say Cheese: EU Strikes Trade Deal with Canada; Looks to U.S.
- Reinsurers Get Down to Business in Baden-Baden; Willis Re Chairman Comments
- Europe 9 Month Nat Cat Losses $23 Billion+; Trending Upwards: Munich Re
- Wildfire Emergency Declared in Australia State as Homes Lost
- Members of Aon Benfield’s Analytics Team Explain Cat Models
- Pirate Attacks by Heavily Armed Gangs Surge off Nigerian Coast
- Bushfires Destroy Properties in Sydney Region; One Reported Death
- CGSC CEO Sees Capital Availability Moderating Traditional Insurance Cycle
- Best Europe Affirms AVIVA and Subs Ratings
- BrokersLink Changes Status to ‘For Profit’ to Enhance Growth
- Aon Benfield 1st Half 2013 Lloyd’s Report: Premiums up; Profits Down
- MAPFRE Enters Indonesian Market with 20% Stake in ABDA
- Allianz CEO Says New Regulation to Create Room for Acquisitions
- Icebergs, Insurance Hamper Top of the World Shipping Route
- Swiss Re in Pact with Pacific Century for Asia Life Investment
- AIR Worldwide Analyzes ‘Significant Damage’ from Cyclone Phailin
- Best’s Report on Latin America Insurance Market Highlights Growth
- Gooda Joins Lockton in UK to Strengthen Mining Expertise
- At least 8 Killed as Typhoon Wipha Sideswipes Tokyo; Moves on
- AXA Sells $474 Million in Cat Bonds against Europe Storm Damage
- Philippines Freezes Prices in Quake Zone as Death Toll Hits 107
- Typhoon WiphaThreatens Japan; Precautions at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
- Swiss Re Report on France Highlights Economic Concerns
- Australia Weather Bureau Forecasts up to 11 Cyclones in Storm Season
- Mass Evacuation Saves Lives as Cyclone Phailin Strikes India
- IAIS Plan for Re/Insurers’ Systemic Risks ‘Debatable’ Says UK Expert
- AIR Worldwide Analyzes Typhoon Nari as it Crosses the Philippines
- Best Report: European Insurers See Improvements; Challenges Remain
- EQECAT President Paul Little on Cat Models – from the General to the Specific
- China to Allow Foreign Investors to Use Yuan in Financial Sectors
- Tens of Thousands Flee Vast Cyclone Phailin Bearing Down on India
- Best Europe Affirms SCOR and Main Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Best Affirms China Re and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
- MGAA Appoints Staddon as First Managing Director
- Regulators Map Out First Capital Blueprint for Large Insurers
- Study Concludes Shift to a New Climate Likely by Mid-Century
- Allied World Europe Appoints Graham VP – Mergers and Acquisitions
- Ratings Recap: Sirius, Sunderland Marine, Flagstone Re, Atradius, AmerInst
- Weakened Typhoon Danas in Korea Strait, Sea of Japan: AIR Worldwide
- September Economic Loss from Nat Cats $15 Billion: Aon Benfield Report
- Catalina Completes Acquisition of American Safety Re
- Syria’s Shipping Trade Struggles as War Risks Bite
- Swiss Re’s Head of Casualty Jayne Plunkett Explains Why It’s a ‘Social Science’
- Montpelier Re Sub Blue Capital Re Files for IPO
- Iranian Trade with India Hit by Insurance Delay Sources Say
- Aon’s P&I Club Review Highlights Market’s Combined Ratio Deterioration
- AXA ART Joins Brazil’s SulAmérica to Offer Art Insurance
- Yu Joins Cooper Gay Asia to Develop Treaty Business in Hong Kong & China
- Munich Re Names Kaufmann Chief Risk Officer
- Moody’s: China’s P/C Insurers to Benefit from Shanghai Free Trade Zone
- Ironshore Increases Global Terrorism Coverage Capacity
- China Evacuates 400,000 People Ahead of Typhoon
- Taiwan Insurers Have $10 Billion to Invest in Foreign Property
- ACE Names Givelet to Lead European Environmental Risk Engineering Group
- EU-U.S. Trade Talks Halted by Shutdown, Complicated by Financial Services Rift
- Lloyd’s CEO Richard Ward Reflects on ‘Nearly 8’ Eventful Years
- Insurers Respond to Risk Managers at FERMA Forum – Part 2
- Fairfax Completes Acquisition of American Safety
- FERMA Offers Trialogue between Risk Managers, Carriers and Brokers – Part 1
- Allied World Asia-Pacific Launches Primary Professional Indemnity Coverage
- Former FERMA President Luzzi Joins Broker MDS for Herco Global
- U.K. Regulator Scrutinizes Impact of Capital Influx on Insurers
- Julia Graham is New FERMA President
- Allied World Europe Acquires Markel Int’l.’s Aviation Renewal Rights
- Willis Sponsors Antarctic Research to Gauge Climate Change Impact
- Aspen Re Appoints Lewis to Head London Casualty Unit
- Allianz Global Specialty Targets Nordic Region with Branch in Stockholm
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