Converium, the multiline reinsurer, announced it has changed its name and elected a new board of directors to replace its prior board members, all of whom stepped down effective as of an extraordinary

A group of 22 U.S. propertycasualty reinsurers wrote $12.2 billion of net premiums during the first six months of 2007, down $7.5 million compared with the same period in 2006, according to a new repo

The International Center for Captive Insurance Education (ICCIE) said it has added a core course, an introduction to alternative risk transfer, which awards five professional ...

Regulatory reforms of workers' compensation systems in several large states have driven down losses for insurers and cut premiums for risk managers, while improved loss control and safety initiatives

Risk managers should not be lulled into a false sense of security because workers' comp frequency is falling and insurers keep cutting premiums, according to one major carrier who urged buyers to

Overall, the comp news is good for risk managers, but they should be cautious because the market is cyclical and conditions will not last forever, was the advice from a panel of industry experts addre

"I'll be taking a very close look at this in the coming weeks," promised Alex Sink, who oversees the Department of Financial Services, speaking at the annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conferen

BURLINGTON, VT.--Vermont's captive regulator said he is reluctant to advise risk retention groups domiciled in his state to comply with Massachusetts' requirement that they supply management Social Sec