May 2006/6
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Bermudian reinsurer Max Re has today filed its first quarter results, a move that should avert its delisting from the Nasdaq trading exchange.
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Insurance giant Allianz unveiled the restructuring of its large corporate risks units this week while also confirming it was exiting marine reinsurance business after last year’s destructive storm losses.
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Lloyd's insurer Kiln predicted improvements for three of its four syndicates when it updated its syndicate forecasts today (31 May).
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to raise its concerns over the lack of (re)insurance in Ireland in a forthcoming report.
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Japanese insurer Sompo Japan Insurance Inc has been ordered to suspend most of its operations at all of its domestic offices for a fortnight as a result of illegal sales practices.
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An Australian judge has approved a scheme of arrangement for collapsed Australian insurer HIH Group at a sanction hearing in Sydney's Supreme Court on 26 May.
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The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has forecast that 2006 will be another "very active hurricane season" in the North Atlantic.
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US insurer HCC Insurance Holdings filed a $1bn "Universal Shelf" Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last Friday (26 May).
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The London market is enjoying strong rate rises in 2006, according to trading statements from three leading quoted Lloyd's (re)insurers.
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Analysts from Merrill Lynch have downgraded shares in broker Benfield to neutral noting that, although they believe the company is "entering a phase of rapid earnings growth", this is largely reflected in the current share price.
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Lloyd's insurer Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd has parted company with its lead underwriter John Hyland after six years at the helm of its reinsurance focussed Syndicate 2121.
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Willis Group Ltd has seen further migrations from its Italian team to rival Aon Ltd following the recent resignation of the unit head, Alberto Carrara.
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