July 2000/1

All change in the Ports and Terminals market reports Bevis Marks If you insure ports and terminals, as many marine insurers do, you may well have noticed how fast the world is a-changing. Readers of the marine press will probably have noticed the n

The Insurance Insider details the claims behind Sphere Drake’s action against Euro international and Stirling Cooke Brown On the 29th of February this year a writ was issued by Sphere Drake Insurance against Euro International Underwriting (EIU), John

Frankel: extradition delayed by court appearance Martin Frankel, the alleged fraudster, who the authorities claim, was responsible for the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars from insurers by way of a string of insurance companies controll

Allianz Price 3.13: P/E35: MCap E90087.56: 1 mnth perf -0.9%: 3 mnth perf -8.3% After being poked in the eye by bankers at Dresdner and Deutsche following their failed merger attempt, Allianz’s chairman, Henning Schulte-Noelle, sounded a touch glum

As the number of agents continues to decrease the Insurance Insider analyses those that are left Sometime in the last 12 months, Hamden’s Tim Oliver had a change of mind. Only last Summer, Oliver was explaining in typically forthright fashion just why

As the Jaffray trial draws to a close Marcus Scriven ponders on the possible outcome So it will all be over within a few more days – the closing speeches delivered, the court room cleared, the Names released, leaving Mr Justice Cresswell, alone, to pr

Syndicate 1204 Salvaged from the debris of Ed Kelly’s Syndicate 349, which in 1992 closed three losing open years of account into Equitas, Syndicate 1204 never really got to grips with its new business plan. Under the hand of Crowe management, Ernie Ha

QBE’s move for Limit made sense, but Wellington now has the impetus and the capital to finance alternative deals. In an unsettled market, there are plenty of opportunities The Wimbledon analogy – that London provides the underwriting equivalent of a s

Environmental Concern ALARM the national forum for risk management in the UK public sector has raised five key concerns in its response to the European Commission’s White Paper on Environmental liability. While not specifically contesting ‘the polluter

What with all the excitement and let down of the Asian Financial Crisis, many people working in marine insurance managed to forget for a few short years since 1997 that the shipping industry and the cargo producing industries are all tending to grow in an

Doors closing after the horse has bolted? In the wake of the Australian reinsurance market crash the regulators step in. This and other news from the Asian markets.

After numerous bids and counter bids Limit grudgingly plumps for QBE Well, Limit has certainly had an adventure. The embattled Lloyd’s vehicle had been desperately trying to deter the unwanted attention of Australian insurer QBE. Unfortunately the Aus