Transatlantic, Allied World Agree to Merger June 13, 2011 Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. and Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, AG on Sunday signed a merger agreement that will create a...
Swiss Re to Reinsure Ethiopian Microinsurance Project June 10, 2011 By Sarah Mortimer Swiss Re is to reinsure a five-year project that provides drought insurance for crops in Ethiopia, in a microinsurance program...
Climate Talks Floundering without Ministers June 10, 2011 By Gerard Wynn Negotiations meant to avert dangerous climate change are stuck over future emissions restrictions in wrangling at meetings below the ministerial...
Lloyd’s Highlights Potential Impact from Cyber Crime, Data Loss June 10, 2011 Cyber crime has become a high profile problem for risk managers, heightened as a result of the recent attacks by...
MAPFRE RE Opens Paris Branch Office June 10, 2011 MAPFRE RE has opened a branch office in Paris, which, it said would “promote the development of LHA reinsurance (Life,...
Cooper Gay Hires Directors for Latin American Downstream Energy June 10, 2011 UK-based Cooper Gay has hired two divisional directors to its London downstream energy team, with the intention of driving international...
Ratings Roundup: Attorneys’ Liability, AMI June 9, 2011 Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Bermuda-based Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society (Bermuda) Ltd. and its Vermont-based...
ACE Report Examines Potential Impact of Solvency II on Captives June 9, 2011 The ACE Group announced today the availability of a new report that identifies the potential impact of the European Union’s...
Adrian is First Hurricane of 2011 Pacific Season June 9, 2011 Tropical Storm Adrian strengthened to a hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast, becoming the first hurricane of the 2011 Pacific season,...
Taiwan Conditionally Approves AIG’s Nan Shan Life Sale June 9, 2011 By Jeanny Kao Taiwan’s financial regulator gave conditional approval on Thursday to AIG’s $2.2 billion sale of its Nan Shan Life insurance unit,...