XL Group's board of directors has given the green light for a new share buyback programme, authorising the company to buy back up to $1 billion of its common shares. 20 February 2017
Bermuda-based Hamilton Re has launched a contest for Bermuda high school students in support of Insurance Careers Month, the global initiative aimed at attracting young people to the insurance industry. 17 February 2017
According to Fitch Ratings the January renewals show evidence that Solvency II will increase demand for reinsurance products as European insurers attempt to strengthen their capital position through risk transfers. 17 February 2017
Bermuda-based Lancashire Holdings has announced that it had a difficult 2016, with net operating profits falling 17 percent from the previous year’s results. 16 February 2017
Stephen Weinstein has been appointed as the new chair of the policy committee of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR). 15 February 2017
Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer Argo Group saw its 2016 net income fall by 11.2 percent from its 2015 equivalent figures, despite a 7.6 percent rise in gross written premiums. 14 February 2017
Despite significant premium growth Arch Capital’s full year 2016 results saw just a slight two percent rise in profits from its 2015 results. 14 February 2017
