November 14, 2006
Swiss Re announced the successful placement of $442 million of securities covering catastrophic mortality experience in France, Japan and the United States for the benefit of AXA Cessions. Swiss Re said it “arranged the securitization for AXA and acted as …
November 13, 2006
Beazley Group plc has expanded its Engineering and Construction team with the opening of a new office in Singapore and the appointment of Byran Lee Guan Leong and Wong Jyh Lih. They will be based in Singapore, writing Asian market, …
November 9, 2006
France’s AXA Group reported gains in all sectors for the first nine months of 2006, with life and savings entities leading the way. New business volume in the sector rose 14 percent to €4.473 billion ($5.72 billion). France increased 17 …
November 8, 2006
Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, announced that its Japanese affiliate, OYORMS, “has reorganized into two companies to more efficiently align products and services along the evolving demands of its …
November 6, 2006
Insurers face five times the average number of lawsuits than other economic sectors Insurance companies are the litigation champions confronting an average of 1,696 lawsuits, spanning from product liability and environmental class actions to directors and officers claims, and even …
November 6, 2006
European PLUS conference explores an emerging international D&O market Maybe it’s part of the globalization process; maybe it’s due to the increasing sophistication of private investors and fund managers, or maybe it’s the legal profession prospecting for additional income sources. …
November 5, 2006
News Currents Insurance companies are the litigation champions confronting an average of 1,696 lawsuits, spanning from product liability and environmental class actions to directors and officers claims, and even coverage fights over hurricanes and terrorist attacks, according to a new …
November 5, 2006
Maybe it’s part of the globalization process; maybe it’s due to the increasing sophistication of private investors and fund managers, or maybe it’s the legal profession prospecting for additional income sources. Whatever the reason, the directors and officers of large …
November 2, 2006
France’ SCOR group announced that it has received the approval of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) for a reinsurance license in China “that will enable it to open a branch in Beijing with a view to conducting property & …
October 30, 2006
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reported record third quarter 2006 net income of $758 million, or $2.39 per diluted share — a sizable 41 percent boost over the same quarter last year. The Hartford’s core earnings in the third …