All Europe articles – Page 10
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Ratings assigned to new $700m company
Torus, an energy insurer in UK and Bermuda, was created by First Reserve Corp
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Assurant secures $639m reinsurance cover
Contract with more than 40 reinsurers is for 2008 property catastrophe
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Kiln’s Syndicate 510 ratings affirmed
AM Best gives ‘A’ (Excellent) to Lloyd’s underwriter and managing agent
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London ‘will underestimate’ softening rates
Challenges of past soft cycles still trouble the market, according to Ernst & Young
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Marsh appoints Risk Consulting managers
Jeff Colburn (UK) and Rob de Jonge (EMEA) both internal appointments.
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ING sells reinsurance arm to Berkshire Hathaway
€272m deal expected to boost ING's spare leverage of €170m
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Aon appoints excellence programme manager
Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen was previously Aon Capital Markets MD for EMEA
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AM Best upgrades CCR of France
Caisse Centrale de Reassurance has reduced its risk while expanding its role
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NY and German regulators sign MoU
Cooperation agreement will form a basis for future consultation and coordination
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CEA elects new president
Swedish former CEO, Tommy Persson, will lead European insurance and reinsurance federation
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AM Best affirms Ocaso ratings
Reinsurer is said to have superior risk-based capitalisation and strong business profile
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Analysis
A weighty problem
Munich Re explains how reinsurers can help tackle an “explosion of obesity”
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Marsh forms regulation and tax practice
Division to be led from London by new appointee previously with Aon
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Analysis
QBE to pursue New Cap Re
Judge decides there is a case to be answered by reinsurer in liquidation
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Earthquake hits western Greece
6.1 magnitude quake causes two deaths and damages hundreds of buildings
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Features
The silent revolution
One by one, reinsurers are restructuring and relocating their European insurance headquarters. Mark Batten and Jim Bichard investigate the drivers behind this mass migration.
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Putting ILS to the test
The hype over cat bonds has been sustained by three years of dramatic growth. But can the good times last? Charles Thresh and Jonathon Lane consider the threat of the credit crunch to this burgeoning asset class.
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Investment Analysis
When a hedge fund sneezes
Will reinsurers catch a cold? Hedge funds experienced their first negative quarter on record in Q1. That could have dire consequences for the insurance companies and products they invest in, explains Lindsey Rogerson.