Ceding companies using alien reinsurers will be met with higher capital charges in Standard & Poor's rating model if collateral requirements go away, said Steven Dreyer, managing director and practice

Glenn Renwick said that while net written premium last year rose 5 percent over 2004, "this is the smallest gain of the last five years in both absolute and percentage terms, but not out of synch with

Hub International Limited reported the insurance brokerage firm's net income increased 47 percent in the fourth quarter of 2005, and announced a major New England acquisition it said should help build

Beat Strebel has been named head of Swiss Re's Latin American unit. Based in Armonk, N.Y., he will be responsible for all of Swiss Re's property-casualty and life & health reinsurance business in Lati

Ten months after it was due, American International Group is still promising to give insurance regulators its 2004 combined statutory report, a stricter accounting of its finances than securities mark

ACT said the report titled "Independent Agency Preferences for Carrier Electronic Communications" contains recommendations that would improve communication and productivity, and aid agencies in becomi

ACT said the report titled "Independent Agency Preferences for Carrier Electronic Communications" contains recommendations that would improve communication and productivity, and aid agencies in becomi

"The story of the catastrophe bond market in 2005 was the story of U.S. hurricane activity, principally Hurricane Katrina," said Christopher McGhee, head of Guy Carpenter's Investment Banking Specialt