International & Reinsurance News for January 2015
- Jardine Lloyd Thompson Announces Senior Employee Benefit Appointments
- Pilots Disabled Critical Computers Just Before AirAsia Crash
- XL Appoints Turner as Lead Consultant for Complex Accounts Team
- Validus Holdings Reports Net Income of $481.3 Million for 2014
- Willis, Clark Thomson in Commercial Network Tie; SME Transfer
- ACE Reports $827 Million Q4 Operating Income; $3.3 Billion Full-Year
- New Analysis Reveals Political Risk Exposures around the World: Willis
- Research Shows Climate Change Will Cause More Extreme La Niña’s
- AirAsia Plane Rose to Unauthorized Altitude Minutes before Crash
- Berkshire’s Commercial Insurer Hires AIG, Chubb Execs to Enter Canada Market
- Bermuda States It Will Fight to Remain Top Domicile for ILS
- QBE Europe Appoints Johnson Surety Underwriter; Targeting Growth
- ABI Says Cost of UK Home Insurance Falls by 6%-Buildings; 5%-Contents
- Tokio Marine Kiln Appoints Woodward Head of Company Liability
- XL Expands German Professional Indemnity Offering With Heienbrok Appointment
- Asia’s Top-Performing Hedge Fund Bullish About China Insurers
- AXIS Says Debt-Free Merger With PartnerRe Paves Way for More Deals
- Oil Tankers in Front Line of Libya’s Struggle; Insurance at Risk
- Best Places AXIS and Subs Ratings under Review w/ Negative Implications
- AirAsia Probe Vets Possible Computer Glitch, Crew Response
- Size Matters in Bermuda as Reinsurance Deals Heat Up: Real M&A
- Old Mutual Spends More Than Half of Africa War Chest on UAP Stake in Kenya
- Characteristics of ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Attack Thwarted Counter-Terrorism Efforts: RMS
- Insurance Pool May Unlock India-U.S. Atomic Trade
- African Risk Capacity (ARC) Payouts to Exceed $25 Million
- Opinion: ECB QE, Small, but Imperfectly Formed: James Saft
- AXIS to Merge with PartnerRe to Create $11 Billion Reinsurer
- Willis China Unveils New Leadership Team to Drive Expansion
- Obama’s Visit to India Ignites Nuclear Accident Liability Debate
- Global Insurers, Brokers Establish Micro Insurance Consortium
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Strengthens Cyber & Technology Team
- U.S. to Back New System Warning Airlines in Conflict Zones
- So. Africa’s Liberty May Complete Nigerian Insurance Deal by End of January
- Willis to Acquire Majority Stake in Miller in Ship-Insurance Wager
- Willis Exec Warns on Increasing Urbanization Risks
- Allied World Europe Appoints Reuben, Assistant VP, Marine Liability
- Swiss Re CEO Says Infrastructure Investment, Insurers Good Match
- RSA Vows to Fight Case Taken by $39,000 a Month Ex-Irish CEO
- Gen Re Makes Management Changes; Jones, Ferrero Co- Presidents
- Smaje Appointed Willis GB Chief Broking Officer; Rooley for Aerospace
- Allianz Re CEO Ahmed Says Rate Reductions May Abate in 2015
- ABI Launches Campaign for ‘Flood Free’ Homes
- Reinsurance Execs See Market Adjusting to New Realities
- Aon Benfield Acquires Portfolio of Swiss Specialist Broker Sipex
- Best Assigns Ratings to Zurich’s Irish Subsidiary, ZIP
- O’Donohoe Joins Hamilton Re to Lead Lloyd’s Syndicate Operations
- Aviva to Cut About 1,500 Jobs with Friends Life Acquisition
- Chinese Insurers’ Hunt for Trophy Properties Boosts NYC, London Prices
- U.K.’s RSA Considers Sale of Middle East Business
- AXA ART Announces New Global Organizational Structure
- Catastrophe Bond Issuance Reaches Record Levels: Aon Benfield Report
- ACE Promotes Langdon to Global Head of Upstream Energy
- Towergate Creditors Seeking Takeover With $1 Billion Debt Swap
- World Economic Forum Report Cites ‘Interstate Conflict’ as #1 Risk
- Threat of Cyber Attacks Must Be Priority for Corporate Boards: KPMG
- Attempts Made to Disguise Iranian Oil Near U.A.E., Say Marine Insurers
- Even Richer Nations Face Climate ‘Danger Zone,’ Scientists Say
- Allianz Survey: Businesses Face New Challenges in Interconnected World
- ACE Launches Middle Market Insurance Solution for Continental Europe
- AIR’s ‘Global Exceedance Probability Curve’ Report Shows Industry Loss Metrics
- Companies Seek Advice About How to Protect Employees After Paris Shootings
- ICA Bank to Write Non-Life Business in Sweden via New Subsidiary
- A.M. Best: Reinsurers Need Underwriting Discipline in Competitive Market
- How AirAsia Investigators Will Use Black Box to Crack Crash Mystery
- Paris Terror Attacks Not Unexpected; Demand for Political Risk Cover Is Up
- Kaufman Financial Acquires Canadian MGA Avec Insurance Managers
- Lowest Insured Losses since 2009: Impact Forecasting Climate and Cat Report
- City of Light Puts Dark Side Back on Display in Terror Attacks
- Allianz Hires Zurich’s Schiavone to Build U.S. Financial Lines
- Proposed XL Acquisition of Catlin Gets Review From Rating Agencies
- RSA Appointed to Underwrite Cavere Home Insurance Product
- Arsonists Attack German Paper that Published French Cartoons
- After Jet Crashes, Aviation Industry ‘Struggling’ to Re-Train Pilots
- XL to Write Nearly 10th of Lloyd’s Business After Catlin Deal
- XL’s McGavick: Hedge Funds Grow in Sophistication in Insurance Arena
- U.K. Power Grid Under Cyber-Attack Every Minute; Government Hikes Defenses
- PartnerRe Establishes PartnerRe Asia
- Catlin, XL Agree to Takeover Terms
- Impatient New Zealander Jolts U.K. Insurance with Aviva Shake-Up
- Allied World Commences In-House Trade Credit Insurance Platform
- Davis Johnson Appointed Chief Communications Officer at Hamilton Insurance
- Mystery Crashes Spawn Deadliest Year for Air Travel in Nearly a Decade
- Qatar Re Appoints Speare-Cole Chief Underwriting Officer
- Paris Killings Seen Fueling Anti-Islam Movements in Europe
- ANALYSIS: AirAsia Crash Makes Case for Ejectable Black Boxes
- Marsh Acquires Trade Insure NV in Belgium
- Renewals See Lower Pricing, Broader Coverage, Reports Guy Carpenter
- Australian Firefighters Containing Sprawling Wildfire
- Divers Hunt for AirAsia Black Box after Finding Part of Jet Tail in Ocean
- UN Aviation Agency to Propose 15-Minute Flight Tracking Standard
- Catalina Holdings Irish Sub to Take Over Quinn Insurance Liabilities
- Munich Re’s 2014 Nat Cat Review Highlights Low Loss Levels
- Canada’s Cowan Insurance Group Acquires The Williamson Group
- D.E. Shaw-Backed James River Seen as Takeover Target After IPO
- OdysseyRe Appoints New Execs for EuroAsia, London Market Divisions
- AirAsia’s Insurers See ‘No Problems’ with Claims-Indonesia Regulator
- CNA Expands Specialty Lines Business in Canada
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Names Execs for New Hong Kong Facility
- Aon Benfield 2015 Reinsurance Outlook Notes ‘Financial Security’ Strength
- Australian Wildfire Threat Eases as Cool Front Moves In
- UPDATE: Divers Hunt AirAsia Jet in Larger Area Amid Bad Weather
- Willis Re Renewals Report Sees Continued Industry ‘Reshaping’
- France Sends Expert Search Team to Air Asia Jet Crash Scene
- AirAsia Search Hampered by Bad Weather; Black Box Locater Deployed
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