All Regions LIVE articles – Page 8
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Max Specialty adds California to repertoire
Max Specialty is now an eligible surplus lines insurer in a total of 47 states
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      Online onlyACE: Midwest floods to have negligible impact
ACE is the second largest writer of crop insurance in the US and is protected by stop-loss reinsurance cover
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Zurich Global Corporate names CEO
David Hall, director of market management and communication, takes over from David Martin
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Marsh aviation team joins Guy Carp
When the process is completed, 29 Marsh colleagues will transfer to Guy Carpenter
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First Reserve launches Bermudan energy insurer
Torus is supported by a $720m equity funding and will focus on the energy sector
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The European Commission is questioning if the BER gives rise to anti-competitive effects
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S&P expects to revise several insurers to negative in the next six to 12 months due to challenging conditions
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Markel welcomes Best affirmation
MIICL is expected to maintain excellent risk-adjusted capitalisation in 2008, according to AM Best
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Fitch: Mortgage insurer goes into run-off
Triad Guaranty's plan to create a new mortgage insurer with Lightyear Capital will be abandoned
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Assurant secures $639m reinsurance cover
Contract with more than 40 reinsurers is for 2008 property catastrophe
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Hannover Re issues US cat bonds
Property catastrophe risks of a number of US cedants were pooled and transferred to the capital markets
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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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Positive outlook for Lloyd’s Syndicate 308
Moody's cites expanding account and rising capacity
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Positive outlook for Catlin syndicate
Moody's rating reflects profitability and diverse portfolio
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S&P: White Mountains unaffected by Folksamerica charge
Folksamerica will take a significant pretax reserve charge in the amount of $140m in Q2
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ACE names chief underwriter for global markets
Matthew Shaw has also been appointed chairman of ACE Tempest Re Europe
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AM Best affirms Everest Re ratings
Bermuda reinsurer has “strong capitalisation, performance and market profile”
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Fitch affirms Aon's ratings
Broker has changed its business model since contingent commissions debacle
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AM Best upgrades CCR of France
Caisse Centrale de Reassurance has reduced its risk while expanding its role
 


