May 2013/1

(Reinsurers are increasingly optimistic about the investment environment and are demonstrating a willingness to add risk to their asset portfolios in the search for yield

The passage of legislation to set up a so-called clearing house for Florida Citizens is the "last piece in the process" to help it become a true residual market

The sale of Cathedral by private equity backer Alchemy is not likely to prove as simple as its high quality and availability in a market characterised by scarcity may suggest.

Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corporation succeeded in completing its upsized $604mn traditional reinsurance placement at a rate on line (RoL) of just 17 percent. We have the details...

PE firm looks set to make its first significant London market investment since Lockton International after fighting off a range of financial bidders in the hotly contested auction for the top-tier Lloyd's business Atrium

Willis, Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) and Aon all delivered increased organic growth in brokerage revenues in the first quarter, with the fast-growing Latin America region highlighted by the trio as a key contributing factor

Mid-tier reinsurance broker Towers Watson has quietly been sounding out potential acquirers. Who might be interested and how would it change the reinsurance broking landscape...

Non-life P&C business was a boon for the major European reinsurers in the first quarter as low loss activity led to strong underwriting results

Aspen Insurance Holdings was the most active buyer of its shares during the first quarter

Ironshore has continued strong top-line growth momentum this year after solid 2012 results that included a 17 percent increase in gross written premium (GWP), driven by its international division and improving pricing across the majority of its business.

Bermudian (re)insurers repurchased shares at the fastest pace in two years during the first quarter of 2013, data compiled by The Insurance Insider shows

The cost of insuring against a default by French reinsurer Scor has fallen to the lowest level for almost two years as bond investors become increasingly bullish on the company's prospects.