According to the Microinsurance Innovation Facility of the International Labor Organization and the Munich Re Foundation, “the number of microinsurance...
International & Reinsurance News
Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the global wholesale and reinsurance brokerage group, has appointed Gavin Southwell as head of...
Nearly 100 years after the Titanic went down, a cruise with the same number of passengers aboard set sail on...
Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. announced the capitalization of PαCRe, Ltd., a new Class 4 reinsurer. “PαCRe has been formed to...
French oil producer Total said it would pump mud into a well to stop a gas leak at its Elgin...
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a+” to...
Swiss Re Capital Markets announced that it has “structured and successfully placed $240 million of insurance-linked securities [cat bonds] issued...
The Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced that its 49 percent-owned Malaysian associate, AmG Insurance Berhad, has received regulatory approval...
An Australian pilot said he was forced to make a harrowing landing reminiscent of a Hollywood thriller after a snake...
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp, has released the latest edition of its Global...