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Hurricane season begins

2010-06-30T13:47:00Z

Alex expected make landfall over Mexico within 24 hours
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Aon Benfield urges cedants to use internal solvency models

2010-06-30T12:03:00Z

Solvency II’s Standard Formula provides inadequate credit for some reinsurance
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Willis Re names new property head

2010-06-30T10:23:00Z

MD of Japanese business to assume newly-created role
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Aon Benfield teams up with Cologne University

2010-06-25T09:10:00Z

Partnership to fuse meteorological and insurance expertise
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Aegon seeks buyer for reinsurance unit

2010-06-22T14:20:00Z

Dutch insurer to explore strategic options for Transamerica Re
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US collateral cuts to benefit reinsurers – Moody’s

2010-06-21T09:24:00Z

Regulators seen lowering collateral requirements for foreign reinsurers
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Liberty hires trade credit underwriter in France

2010-06-21T09:10:00Z

Insurer continues expansion in continental Europe
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Willis Re branches out in Canada

2010-06-18T08:54:00Z

Robert Wildbore to run new Toronto office
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Swett & Crawford and Cooper Gay plan merger

2010-06-08T10:46:00Z

Firms in “advanced deal discussions”
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Munich Re raises Chile quake loss estimate

2010-06-08T09:56:00Z

Reinsurer now expects net claims of $1bn
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Guy Carpenter hires Willis broker to Dublin office

2010-06-08T08:43:00Z

Paddy Ryan to join the firm on June 10
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Reinsurers’ low valuations could impair capital raising – Moody’s

2010-06-07T18:58:00Z

Industry enters hurricane season trading at a discount to book value
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MMC sells Kroll to former CEO’s new firm

2010-06-07T14:07:00Z

Altegrity buys risk consulting firm for $1.13bn cash
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Future bright for insurance – MAPFRE’s Martínez

2010-06-07T13:31:00Z

Chairman praises industry’s performance during crisis
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Allied World to launch Lloyd’s syndicate

2010-06-03T14:31:00Z

Syndicate 2232 to start writing on June 30
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Reinsurers hungry for terror risks – Guy Carpenter

2010-06-03T11:12:00Z

Supply of coverage still outstrips demand, study finds
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Endurance’s head of insurance retires

2010-06-02T16:19:00Z

Fujii departs after six years at Bermudan (re)insurer
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Cologne Re rebrands as General Re

2010-06-01T18:29:00Z

German reinsurer finally inherits owner's brand
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Reinsurance rates drop at June 1 renewals despite losses

2010-06-01T17:26:00Z

Florida rates fell 10-15%
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Aspen hires new general manager

2010-06-01T11:56:00Z

Ex-AIG manager appointed to new general insurance business