International & Reinsurance News

S&P Says Pohjola Ratings ‘Unchanged’

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that its ratings and outlook on Finland’s Pohjola Non-Life Insurance Co. Ltd. -currently “A+”/Stable...

Waters Named White Mts. Re CEO

The Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. announced that Allan Waters has been elected CEO of its White Mountains Re...

22 Die, 118 Survive Java Air Crash

118 people miraculously escaped the flaming wreck of a Garuda Airlines Boeing 737-400, which slid off the runway at Yogyakarta...

Max Re Name Change

Bermuda-based Max Re Capital Ltd. announced that it will seek shareholder approval to change the Company’s name to Max Capital...

Deadly Quake Strikes Sumatra

Preliminary reports indicate that at least 70 people have been killed by a powerful earthquake that struck the Indonesian Island...

RMS Ups Kyrill Loss Estimates

Newark, Calif.-based RMS has revised its industry loss estimate for windstorm Kyrill to between €3 and €4 billion ($3.94 and...

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