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Natural Disasters More Severe and More Costly

According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion that economic and insured losses would continue to …

Allmerica Appoints Joseph R. Ramrath to Board

Allmerica Financial Corporation, of Worcester, Mass., announced that Joseph R. Ramrath has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. He is a managing director of Colchester Partners LLC, an investment banking and strategic advisory firm located in …

CAT Securitizations in 2003 Reveal Increased Innovation, Modest Growth in Volume

Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, has completed a review of catastrophe securitizations that were placed in 2003. Considering publicly available sources, the firm estimated that approximately $1.8 billion of …

France’s EDF Joins OIL

Electricité de France (EDF), the government owned-electric utility, has joined the Bermuda-based mutual energy insurance group Oil Insurance Limited (OIL) effective Jan.31, 2004. The EDF, which supplies electricity, natural gas and related services, not only in France, but also in …

AXA 2003 Revenues Fall to $89 Billion on Dollar Weakness

France’s AXA Group reported total revenues for 2003 of 71.628 billion euros ($89.18 billion) compared to 74.727 billion euros ($93 billion) in 2002. The company said the decrease reflected its decision to exit certain less profitable lines of business, as …

British MEP Wants EU Court to Examine Lloyd’s case

Roy Perry, a British Conservative member of the European Parliament, has called for an investigation by the European Court of Justice, the EU’s highest court, of the accusations against Lloyd’s and the U.K. government over the handling of investments by …

Catastrophes Set the Stage for the Marine Insurance Marketplace

Marine insurance suffered its worst year on record in 2002, and while 2003 showed some minor improvement, it too suffered more that its fair share of catastrophes. The most notable of catastrophes in the marine marketplace for 2003 included an …

Natural Disasters More Severe and More Costly

According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion that economic and insured losses would continue to …

Natural Disasters More Severe and More Costly

According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion that economic and insured losses would continue to …

Natural Disasters More Severe and More Costly

According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion that economic and insured losses would continue to …