Reinsurance

The Bermuda-based mutual insurer, which provides insurance for energy interests primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, increased its aggregation limits to $750 million effective June 1, the start of the hur

WASHINGTON--Insurance industry groups appearing yesterday at a House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing argued vigorously against an increased government role for insurance against natural catastr

Ms. Mitchell has been president of Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance Inc. since 2005. APIW said she is responsible for managing various underwriting profit centers and for her company's information

WASHINGTON--Eight insurance company trade groups and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have written a strongly worded letter urging Congress to oppose legislation eliminating their industry's limited antitr

WASHINGTON--A subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee said it will hold a hearing Tuesday to discuss the availability and affordability of insurance for natural disasters and ways to add

According to the annual sampling of 23 reinsurers conducted by the Reinsurance Association of America, the carriers wrote $25.8 billion of net premium for 2006, compared with $25.3 billion for the pre