Reinsurance
WSJ: Were Risks of a Catastrophic Landslide in Washington Ignored?
County officials have said that they weren't aware of a 15-year-old report that warned about the risks of a catastrophic landslide in their Washington state region. But in the wake of a March 22 ...
Are Bermuda Reinsurers Doomed to Be Middlemen?
In a report on the Bermuda reinsurance market released Tuesday, Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised the prospect the Bermuda reinsurers could ultimately become middlemen between companies ...
Hamilton Looking for U.S., London Insurance Platforms, Duperreault Says
Days after Validus CEO Ed Noonan told analysts about a goal to expand his group's direct insurance footprint in the United States, Hamilton Insurance Group CEO Brian Duperreault said his company ...
ACE Advances Thailand Acquisition After a Robust Q1
Earlier this week, ACE Ltd., working with a local partner, finished its acquisition of a 60.9 percent stake in a general insurance company in Thailand. Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg said Wednesday ...
Munich Re CEO Blames Capital Mkt Interest Rates For Profit Hit
Munich Re' s net profit fell in the first quarter, its chief executive on Wednesday, hit by low capital market interest rates that continue to weigh on investment income at the world's largest ...
Validus Looking to Grow in U.S. Insurance Market, CEO Says
The chief executive officer of Validus Holdings said that there are growth opportunities for the group's insurance operations in the United States, at a time when growth for the Bermuda reinsurance ...
Tornadoes Hit Miss., Tenn. and Ala. Next in Ongoing Storm Advance
The cluster of tornadoes, heavy rain and winds that created a path of destruction and fatalities through seven southern states on April 27 continued their advance a day later, hitting parts of ...
Reardon is Hamilton Re CEO
Kathleen Reardon has been promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Re, Hamilton Insurance Group's Bermuda-based Class 4 property/casualty reinsurer, according to a group ...