XL and SCOR have agreed to back a new Lloyd’s syndicate formed by Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings. Syndicate 1991 was launched in August and will begin underwriting in the New Year. 13 December 2012
Bermuda’s decision to adopt Solvency II equivalence has proved the right one for the island, even as the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) slows the pace of implementation. 13 December 2012
Ironshore’s professional liability division, IronPro is introducing a Highly Protected Information (HPI) product that will provide IT coverage and specialist assistance to SMEs affected by cyber attacks. 6 December 2012
Bermuda property cat specialist, Montpelier Re has launched a London-based asset management platform offering “innovative catastrophe reinsurance-linked investment products” to investors. 6 December 2012
Standard & Poor’s review of the Bermuda market in 2011 and 2010 finds last year to have been a difficult 12 months for the industry. Enterprise risk management (ERM) has helped the industry ride out the storm. 2 November 2012
A significant earthquake in California is overdue, according to seismologists. When the ground shakes, what could it mean for the reinsurance industry? 2 November 2012
US hurricane events remain the cat world’s number one bogeyman. But what would be the implications of the next big event, and what has changed post-Katrina? 2 November 2012
Insurers have always used discrimination—in the discerning sense—to price and evaluate policies. Now EIOPA wants to take away that ability, and all in the name of political correctness. 1 November 2012
Dodd-Frank and changing collateral requirements are transforming the regulatory dynamic in the US. Kevin McCarty, president of the NAIC, picks his way through the changing regulatory paradigm. 1 November 2012
It isn’t an easy time to be at the top, but James Few, CEO of Aspen Re, talked in confident tones about the potential of the industry and Aspen’s growing strength as a specialist global reinsurer. 1 October 2012
