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Endurance premiums drop; profit margins “under pressure”
Endurance's total premiums written in the first quarter of 2007 were $576.5m, a decrease of $94m or 14%
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RenRe's income and premiums dip in Q1
RenRe saw a drop in operating income and gross written premiums in the first quarter of 2007
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Lancashire weighs in with strong Q1 results
Lancashire has announced net income after tax was $87.9m for Q1 2007
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AWAC signs agreement with CV Starr
AWAC will increase its US casualty network through a new relationship with CV Starr
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AXIS sees jump in Q1 profits
AXIS Capital has reported net income of $228m for the first quarter of 2007, compared to $195m for the first quarter of 2006
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Investment AnalysisFollow The Leader Or Strike Out Alone?
The issue isn't whether Bermuda is stealing business from London, it's whether both parties have taken their eye off the ball when it comes to innovative underwriting. Lindsey Rogerson reports.
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FeaturesThe alternatives to poaching
High profile staff defections have highlighted a shortage of top talent, says Mairi Mallon. But some companies believe poaching key employees is not the only way to secure the best individuals.
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Aspen appoints senior underwriter
Aspen has announced the appointment of Miroslaw Wieczorek as senior structured risk underwriter
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Global Matters
Aspen taps capital markets
Aspen announces property cat agreement with Cayman-based Ajax Re
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Lloyd's pilots automatic slip checking
Lloyd's is looking at technology that will check insurance slips automatically.
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Swiss Re offers nat cat consulting
Swiss Re has announced it is offering a new nat cat consulting service
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Analysis
The Little Company That Does
From minnow to giant, Warren Buffett has turned National Indemnity into a behemoth of the insurance industry, discovers Ronald Gift Mullins.
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Cover Story
Keeping London competitive
With the pressure mounting from rival jurisdictions and constant in-fighting hindering progress, is London's heyday over? Nick Thorpe investigates some of the main challenges facing the market.
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CEO Q&A
Great expectations
When Richard Ward took up the helm as chief executive of Lloyd's on 24 April 2006, expectations were high. The market faced numerous hurdles and all eyes were on Ward to see how he would tackle them. Now a year into the role, Nick Thorpe gets the low-down.
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FeaturesGR Survey: London And Technology
Can the London market afford an arm's length relationship with technology? In April, GR ran a survey looking at the importance of technology for the future success of the London market.
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GR Focus
Picking up the pieces
The era since Eliot Spitzer's bid-rigging allegations has transformed the insurance brokerage market. Steven Ader assesses the impact on its three biggest players.
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GR Focus
Time for transparency
The issue of broker transparency is now firmly back in the spotlight with the industry anticipating another regulatory crackdown, this time at the hands of the European Commission. Richard Bucknall and David Margrett suggest the best way forward.
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Arch reports healthy Q1; buyback underway
Arch Capital has reported net income for the first quarter of $198.6m, up from $129.6m for Q1 2006
