Reinsurance
Willis Group, Miller Confirm Deal Talks on London Wholesale Biz
Willis Group Holdings and Miller Insurance Services LLP announced that they have entered into exclusive talks to combine London wholesale businesses to trade under the Miller brand. The resulting ...
Korducki On Board at BMS; Dubois Leading New Underwriting Division of Minova
Minova Insurance Holdings announced two executive appointments late last week: Steve Korducki at BMS Intermediaries and Gary Dubois joining to lead an underwriting unit. BMS is the U.S.-based ...
Gonzalo Was No Fabian
The arrival of Tropical Storm Fay to Bermuda, less than a week ahead of Hurricane Gonzalo, may have helped to weaken the second storm which made landfall on the hurricane which the south-central ...
S&P Has More Homework to Do on Hedge-Fund Reinsurers: Execs
Responding to skepticism about the business models and risk cultures of a new crop of Bermuda reinsurers expressed by Standard & Poor's in a recent report, executives of three recent startups ...
Ex-AIG CEO Liddy Defends His Role as Government-Tapped Leader
Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy defended his role as the government-tapped leader of the company at the time of a 2008 bailout, saying he took the job to ...
Ebola Spread Could Spur Big Business Interruption Losses: AIR Worldwide
With an ongoing outbreak of Ebola in West Africa shows no sign of slowing, AIR Worldwide predicted business interruption losses in a number of areas, but questions whether existing coverage will be ...
The FSB Wants Feedback on Policies For Systemically Important Insurers
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is seeking public comment on proposed guidance "for the identification of the critical functions and critical shared services for systemically important insurers." ...
How to Unlock ‘Trapped Limits’ in Your Reinsurance Program
An insurance company that purchases three $100 million layers of property-catastrophe coverage may find it is short of coverage if three $200 million events occur, even though the total coverage ...