International
Reinsurers Get Down to Business in Baden-Baden; Willis Re Chairman Comments
"I don't think there have been any big changes between Monte Carlo and Baden-Baden," said James Vickers, chairman of Willis Re International. This isn't that surprising, given that the two ...
Hannover Re Sees Rate Hikes in Germany, Stable Rates Elsewhere
Hannover Re, the world's third- largest reinsurer, said it expects higher rates for insurance and reinsurance in Germany following this year's flooding and hailstorms, which led to the most costly ...
Soros-Backed Insurer Essent Seeks $1.2 Billion Valuation in IPO
Essent Group Ltd., the mortgage insurer backed by George Soros and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., is seeking a valuation of $1.2 billion in an initial public offering as the company adds capital to expand ...
Munich Re Seeking Rate Hikes Due to Flood, Hailstorms in Germany
Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, said rates in Germany need to rise following this year's floods and hailstorms. "It just took another 10 years to see another centennial flood in Germany," ...
Recruiting and Retention in the New Economy
We made it! We survived the economic instability of the past few years and have more than rebounded. The insurance industry is well ahead of the greater economy; and the picture painted by our labor ...
Fitch: Global Insurance Capital Standard Adds Uncertainty
Plans by the Basel-based International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) to develop a risk-based global insurance capital standard add further uncertainty for the insurance industry, ...
Pirate Attacks by Heavily Armed Gangs Surge off Nigerian Coast
Pirate attacks off Nigeria's coast have jumped by a third this year with ships passing through West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, a major commodities hub, increasingly under threat from gangs wanting to ...
What Lured Aon, Noble and Others to Move Headquarters to London
The Swiss town of Baar boasts clean air, easy access to ski slopes and some of Europe's lowest personal taxes. London? Traffic and perpetual drizzle. Yet executives at Noble Corp., a provider of ...