All Catastrophe articles – Page 41
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AWAC enjoys record financial year
In its first year as a public company, AWAC has announced record operating income
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Max Re results out; CFO retires
Despite reporting a 37% decline in its net premiums earned in 2006, Max Re has reported a record net income
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Aspen attains best ever quarterly income
Aspen has reported net income of $119.5m for Q4 2006 and record full year income of $378.1m
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Endurance enjoys record year; names CEOs
In addition to record results for 2006, Endurance has gained a new COO and two CEOs for key subsidiaries
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Markel outlook revised to positive
Continued improvements in property-catastrophe risk management have seen Markel's outlook revised to positive
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S&P: Harbor Point ratings affirmed
Harbor Point's casualty book is a key differentiating factor compared with other start-ups, says S&P
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Allstate ratings affirmed; outlook stable
Due to its cat risk exposure reduction programme, AM Best has revised its outlook on Allstate from negative to stable
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Record Q4 earnings for RenRe
Despite record results, RenRe's CEO says market softening and uncertainty in Florida will test the company
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Florida declared a disaster area
President Bush declares the state of Florida a disaster area in the aftermath of devastating tornadoes
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AXIS Kyrill losses could reach $55m
AXIS Capital expects net losses from European Windstorm Kyrill to be between $40m and $55m
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Retro-spective
The doomsday sayers would have you believe that retrocession all but disappeared in 2006. But there was plenty of capacity available at the 1 January renewals, discovers Helen Yates, although it remains painfully expensive.
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The tipping point?
Does the 2007 renewal season represent a return to normality or is this the tipping point in the cycle? David Pannell examines some of the key trends.
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Part of the furniture
Is the boom in capital market products coming to an end? With the industry anticipating record profits for 2006, Ronald Gift Mullins considers what impact this could have on the appetite of capital market investors.
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Feast or famine?
Is the reinsurance industry now overcapitalised? With prices now falling for many lines of business Christopher Kershaw and Andrew Poulton explain why there is too much capital in the market and what the consequences might be.
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GR survey: climate change
One of GR's aims for 2007 is to encourage greater participation of its readers in the debates and issues shaping the industry. Each month, a short questionnaire will be sent out to our new "GR Benchmarking Club", with the results published in the magazine. Our first survey is on climate ...
