February 2003/1

Pressure for comprehensive legal reform in the US has grown with the American Bar Association (ABA) voting to back asbestos limit caps and the asbestos reform bill was introduced in the US Senate. This after President Bush called for changes to medical ma

But insurers exposed to the black hole of so-called "laddering" claims, are taking different estimates on the scale of the industry's potential exposure... The potential black hole of laddering liabilities came closer to reality this month when a US c

Embattled insurer Trenwick Group posted devastating fourth quarterlies to unveil a $386.1mn loss for the year. A loss was inevitable even before the insurer announced a $107mn boost to its reserves for the fourth quarter. The reserve boost, which followed