All Europe articles – Page 38
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Swiss Re chief seeks ‘regulatory Nirvana’
Speech to FSA's insurance conference highlights growing interdependency of risks and growing need for harmonisation
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Montpelier names European head
Thomas Busher, a founding member of Montpelier, will become head of European Operations, effective 1 July 2008
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Online onlySolvency II: UK insurers accused of complacency
Firms must get involved or the UK will cease to be a leading European insurance market, warns Deloitte
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Roger Ferguson leaves Swiss Re
As Financial Services unit is "simplified" Ferguson leaves to join a major financial institution; David Blumer joins from Credit Suisse
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Munich Re completes Sterling acquisition
Munich Re has bought a 100% stake in Sterling Life Insurance Company for $352m
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Glacier Re launches London-based insurer
Former QBE managing director Steven Price appointed to head up London office
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Online onlyLloyd’s pushes into Eastern Europe
Lloyd’s has appointed representative Witold Janusz in a bid to gain its license in Poland
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New CEO for Paris Re America
Edmund Kelly has been appointed CEO of Paris Re America Insurance Company
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Online onlyBrit's Gibraltar reinsurer opens for business
Rockhampton Insurance will write some £60m of reinsurance business this year
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Online onlyRecord results for Hannover Re
German reinsurer sees profits surge by 42.6% despite a drop in premiums
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Underwriting Risk Services launches Italian operation
Talbot Risk Services Italia will trade as a Lloyd's coverholder under the auspices of URSL
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Swiss Re: Nat cats on the rise
Catastrophes cost $70bn in economic losses and $28bn in insured losses in 2007
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Features
Jumping through hoops
Concerns are being raised that European regulation is becoming too stifling and could echo the stringent US model. Liz Booth investigates.
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GR Focus
No pain, no gain
The implementation of Europe-wide capital adequacy regulation, Solvency II, will be a huge landmark for the insurance industry. Set to be implemented by 2012, it will have a significant impact on the capital structures of insurance companies and how risk is managed. As organisations endeavour to become Solvency II-compliant, many ...
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Country Analysis
Emerald Isle
Partner Re, XL, Allied World, Quanta and Max Insurance are all based out there. No it’s not Bermuda but Dublin, Ireland that is becoming one of Europe’s most attractive reinsurance centres. Helen Yates reports.
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Editor's Note
Desert stampede
The fallout of subprime will be felt more keenly in today's global village than ever before
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Counting the cost
With the cost of red tape leaping a dramatic £10bn to £66bn a year in the UK alone, a new Norton Rose survey reveals how insurers and reinsurers really feel about regulation. James Bateson reports.
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Online onlyAIR: Emma losses could reach EUR1.3bn
Germany and Austria are expected to account for more than half the losses
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Fitch upgrades Arch Capital and Arch Re
Upgrades reflect its consistently strong underwriting profitability relative to its peers
