September 2005/3

On 12 September, Insider Week stated that Equitas' insolvency margin had increased. This was incorrect. The opening paragraph of the story should have read: Equitas announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2005 last week, revealing...

Bermudian (re)insurers have begun to release their estimates of the financial impact of Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile, following a mandated 12 September deadline to provide loss estimates, Lloyd's vehicles have continued paint a picture of the scale of th

Morgan Stanley analyst William Wilt has advised investors to remain selective as new capital opportunities arise with (re)insurers in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Lloyd's has confirmed today (14 September) the resignation of Toby Davies and Iain Saville as CEO and executive chairman of Kinnect respectively.

Lloyd’s has issued an estimate of £1.4bn net loss due to Hurricane Katrina, stating that the London market is in a strong enough position to absorb the loss.

Steps are already taken to ensure that the victims of Katrina have their property and healthcare claims promptly by insurers, according to Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley.

As Monte Carlo gets underway, a consensus is beginning to emerge that Hurricane Katrina is an industry changing event, with profound implications for balance sheets, rates and capitalization.

AM Best questions European loss figures, S&P places 10 firms on ratings watch. As the world’s (re)insurers continue to assess the impact of Hurricane Katrina, the first revisions of early loss estimates are beginning to show through.

Reinsurance broker Benfield announced a 10.5 percent drop in pre-tax profits when it revealed its first-half results last Thursday (8 September).

Equitas announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2005 last week, revealing a rise of 2.4 percent in its insolvency margin.

French reinsurer SCOR group received a welcome boost on 9 September when international rating agency Fitch Ratings upgraded its Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) from ‘BBB’ to ‘BBB+’.

On the eve of the key Monte Carlo reinsurance Rendez-Vous event, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) again downgraded a troubled reinsurer below its pivotal ‘A-’ rating.