Good News – Bad News from the Reinsurance Rendezvous September 19, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle Generally speaking the reinsurance industry is in good shape, certainly better than it was in 2008 and 2009, when even...
When Rating Agencies Judge the World – an Analysis August 3, 2011 By Rachelle Younglai and Ana da Costa The man who holds in his hands the fate of U.S. credit, and with it potentially the global economy, favors...
S&P Says 50-50 Chance of U.S. Ratings Downgrade July 21, 2011 Standard & Poor’s reiterated Thursday it sees a real risk that future U.S. government deficits may meaningfully miss discussed targets...
SCOR Finalizes Sale of U.S. Fixed Annuity Business July 19, 2011 French reinsurer SCOR announced that it has finalized the sale of its subsidiary Investors Insurance Corporation (IIC) to Athene Holding...
AXIS Puts Q2 Cat Losses at $90-$105 Million; Updates Q1 Estimates July 15, 2011 Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has estimated that the total net financial impact of the June 2011 aftershock in New...
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Confirms New London, U.S. Execs July 12, 2011 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has confirmed new CEOs from within its existing management team for two of its...
US, India Pledge Market Access Cooperation; Could Ease Insurance Barriers June 28, 2011 By David Lawder Finance chiefs from the United States and India pledged on Tuesday to continue efforts to open up India’s financial, retail,...
World on Alert after U.S. Kills bin Laden May 2, 2011 By Mark Hosenball and Kamran Haider Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. assault on his Pakistani compound Monday. He was then quickly buried at...
Allianz Confirms Cat Bond Commitment with $40 Million U.S. Placement April 25, 2011 Germany’s Allianz has reconfirmed its commitment to catastrophe bonds, as a useful and generally accepted method of transferring a certain...