At least nine people have lost their lives, many more are injured or missing, and more than one million have...
International & Reinsurance News
Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has won an overwhelming victory in elections to the Lower House of the country’s Parliament....
Swiss Re has issued a major revision of its expected claims from Hurricane Katrina, increasing its loss estimates by $700...
Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to acquire HI Holdings Inc. (Hawaii). The transaction includes HI’s...
Guy Carpenter & Company Inc., a global risk and reinsurance specialist and a part of the Marsh & McLennan Companies...
Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. has issued a bulletin providing an update on the catastrophic events of the third quarter, and the...
A.M. Best Co. announced that it has placed the financial strength rating of “A-” (Excellent) of New Zealand’s Consumer Insurance...
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “BBB” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings...
Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc., the largest truck insurer in North America, has indicated that, due to reinsurance recoveries, its...
A.M. Best Co. announced that it has placed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit...