September 2004/1

Japanese insurance giant Mitsui Sumitomo has issued a warning that it has no connection with obscure UK managing agency AP Underwriting Ltd after discovering the company was allegedly offering false Mitsui security. On 26 August, Mitsui announced that

Agency issues wake-up call and raises fears of a looming liquidity crisis... Questions have again been raised over the liquidity of Fairfax Holdings after ratings agency Fitch placed the Canadian financial services holding company on a negative rating

Specialist Lloyd’s insurer Kiln has announced that it will withdraw from Syndicate 557 under its 2005 business plan, allowing the syndicate to become, in its words, “entirely Names-owned”.

Interim profits up for Continental giants as recent troubles turned around... SCOR shows further improvement French reinsurer SCOR appears to be making some progress along the path of recovery as it reported improved half-year figures on 26 August and

US reinsurance exposures remain a potent threat after 2Q activity As the global reinsurance industry convenes at the annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre they will be unable to avoid a depressing reality - under-reserving of US reinsurance busin

QBE, the second largest Lloyd's insurer with capacity of almost £1bn, has streamlined its London based operations by appointing Limit chief Stephen Burns to become the head of its newly unified European arm.

Lloyd's insurer SVB suffered a 25 percent share price fall as it revealed further deterioration from its US legacy exposures. But the company responded by creating a £103mn plc level reserve fund which, it hopes, will reassure the City of its reserve a

Lloyd's insurers are fighting multi-million dollar losses arising from Capital Bonding Corporation, a controversial programme administrator for US bail bond companies. Lloyd's, together with participants such as Converium, provided reinsurance to domes

In our regular monthly News Digest, we round up key stories from the last month, presenting them to you in easily digestable snippets.

In our regular monthly News Digest, we round up key stories from the last month, presenting them to you in easily digestable snippets.

Devastating S&P downgrade has compounded the troubles for Swiss reinsurer following under-reserving revelations and share price collapse... As the great and the good from the reinsurance industry converge at the annual Monte Carlo Reinsurance Rendez-Vo

Snide was amazed that allegations of anti-semitism were recently levelled at the Bunteresque Conservative MP Nicholas Soames. The grandson of Churchill is known for his politically incorrect gaffes, but was quick to deny there was anything sinister in the