December 2004/3

The recent flows of hedge fund capital into the (re)insurance sector may spark the industry’s decline into the next soft market, a leading US insurance analyst has warned.

Bermudian headquartered (re)insurer Catlin saw its share price slip by 21p from 370p to 349p after it revealed a $25mn deterioration on its hurricane loss estimates last Friday (10 December) caused by higher than expected claims on energy installations in

A $300mn European reinsurance start-up is set to launch tomorrow, Insider Week can reveal.