January 2004/1

It’s not just analysts who made their predictions for 2004 – brokers also took a view on business conditions over the next 12 months. For Aon, the New Year was about resolutions – and to back up the message it published a "to-do" list for the insurance

Italian firm goes into meltdown; limited D&O cover available The ongoing investigation into the Parmalat accounting scandal has raised questions about insurers' exposures to the collapsed Italian long-life milk, juices and biscuits conglomerate. In

The insurance business appears quite good these days. Premiums have gone up sharply for several years. Reasonably well-capitalized property-casualty companies have to do something very wrong to achieve poor accident-year results. You'd probably call this

Bermudian casualty insurer XL Capital Ltd revealed a higher than expected $647mn post-tax charge for Q3 2003. In a press release the company said the charge, which followed a claims audit and year-end reserve review, was "primarily related to adverse deve

Peter Matson, the veteran Lloyd's underwriter, has joined SVB Holdings Plc after completing his notice period with former employer Brit. Matson formally joined SVB on the 19 January and will reunite with some of his former PRI Ltd colleagues, including fi