August 2004/1

Arch Capital announced strong second quarter results, booking net income of $104.3mn, or $1.42 a share, against $61.8mn, or $0.91 a share for the comparable quarter last year. The performance took the total for the year so far to $191.7mn, or $2.69 a s

Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded the performance rating of property catastrophe insurer RJ Kiln Syndicate 557 from "A" Very Good to "A-" Good with a stable outlook. Moody's said the downgrade was because of management proposals to reduce the syndi

In our regular monthly News Digest, we round up key stories from the last month, presenting them to you in easily digestable snippets.

In our regular monthly News Digest, we round up key stories from the last month, presenting them to you in easily digestable snippets.

Refocused UK general insurer Royal & Sun Alliance (R&SA) reported half year figures slightly ahead of forecasts on 12 August, and saw its share price rise 5.5 percent as markets and analysts took a more bullish line on the group's capital position and fut