Articles by Joe Mayes and Tom Beardsworth

Norwegian Insurer Eyes First Sale of Industry’s Riskiest Bonds

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA is on track to become the first insurer to issue a new type of bond that will become the industry’s riskiest debt. The Norwegian company may sell as much as 1 billion kroner ($120 million) of so-called …

Credit Suisse Sells Operational Risk Bonds, Insuring Rogue Trading, Cyber Crime

Credit Suisse Group AG sold 220 million Swiss francs ($222 million) of bonds designed to offload potential losses on events like rogue trading, with some investors sidestepping the issue because of the incalculable risk. The second-largest Swiss lender initially planned …

Old Mutual’s CEO Roberts Steps Down, Hemphill Appointed

Old Mutual plc’s Julian Roberts is stepping down as chief executive officer of Africa’s biggest insurer and will be replaced by Standard Bank Group Ltd.’s Bruce Hemphill. Roberts, 57, is resigning after almost seven years leading the London-based company, and …

Amlin First-Half Profit Drops as Catastrophe Losses Widen

Amlin Plc, the second-biggest Lloyd’s of London insurer by market value, posted an eight percent drop in first-half pretax profit on losses from foreign exchange and natural catastrophes. Profit declined to £148.5 million ($248.5 million) from £161.4 million [$270 million] …

Brit Gains in London as Premiums Rose 4.5% in First Half

Brit Plc, a Lloyd’s of London insurer, posted a 4.5 percent increase in premiums and said it would pay its first dividend following its initial public offering in March. The shares gained. Premiums before reinsurance expenses rose to £701.2 million …