International News
News for May 2006
May 31, 2006
- Turkish Authorities Assess Damages from Airport Fire
- S&P Reports on Japan Non-Life Sector
- S&P Affirms Taiwan's Mingtai Fire & Marine 'A' Ratings
- Best Comments on Quanta Ratings
- GE Insurance Solutions Examines Impact of Airbus A380
May 30, 2006
- RI3K, Xchanging Launch London Market Electronic Insurance Exchange
- RMS Releases "Fundamentally New" European Windstorm Model
- S&P Keeps Swiss Re on CreditWatch
- S&P Assigns 'BB' Ratings to Harbor Point's Bay Point Re
May 29, 2006
- S&P Assigns Debt Ratings to Ren Re's Starbound Re
- Fitch Sees No Rating Affect from Max Re's Internal Investigation
May 27, 2006
May 26, 2006
- Australian Climate Study Finds Stronger Evidence of Global Warming
- Quanta Puts Specialty Lines into Runoff; Retains Lloyd's, ESC Business
May 25, 2006
- Willis: Resilient Energy Market in 2005; Worries in 2006
- S&P Affirms PartnerRe Ratings; Revises Outlook to Negative
- S&P Rates Catlin's Lloyd's Syndicate '4-' (Low Dependency)
- Best Affirms Alcatel's Electro Re S.A. 'B++' Ratings
May 24, 2006
- Risk of European Floods Greater, Eqecat Says
- S&P Revises Outlook on Japanese Insurer Ratings
- Best Assigns 'B++' Ratings to Oriental Insurance Co.
- S&P Raises Rating on Saudi Arabia's NCCI to 'A'
- Best Rates Arch Preferred Share Offering "bb"; Affirms 'A-' Rating
May 23, 2006
- AIA's Snyder Tells London Audience GATS Outlook 'Very Dark'
- Best Affirms Tokio Marine, Nichido Fire 'A++' Rating
May 22, 2006
- Injuries, Suicide Reported to Cause 3,300 Deaths a Day in Western Pacific
- S&P Rates Mexican Quake Cat Bond Managed by Swiss Re 'BB+'
- Crawford, MAPFRE Partner in Brazilian Venture
May 19, 2006
May 18, 2006
May 17, 2006
- AIG Adopts Policy on Climate Change
- S&P Rates Arch Pref. Shares 'BB+'; Affirms Operating Co.'s 'A-' Rating
- Best Downgrades West of England Ship Owners Mutual Rating; Under Review
- Lloyd's Releases 2005 Annual Report
- China's P&C Insurer Licenses AIR's Quake Cat Models
May 16, 2006
- AIR Releases New NWP-based European Extratropical Cyclone Model
- Fitch Keeps PXRE on Watch/Negative
- Validus Re in Retrocession Pact with Petrel Re for Marine, Energy Risks
- Fitch Rates Arch Pref. Shares 'BBB-'
May 15, 2006
- S&P Lowers QBE Hongkong Rating
- EEA Report Says 'Tackling Climate Change' Will Save Lives, $15 Billion
May 12, 2006
- XL CEO Urges Industry Leaders to Adopt 'Coordinated Approach' to Solve Global Problems
- Best Affirms 'A' Ratings of Royal Bank of Canada Insurance Co.
May 11, 2006
- PXRE Edges Towards Runoff Despite Posting $41.6 Million Q1 Net
- Best Rates CastlePoint Re 'A-'
- S&P Puts QBE Hongkong on CreditWatch after Guarantee Withdrawn
- Best Assigns ACE/INA Debt 'a-' Rating
May 10, 2006
- Best Assigns 'a+' Ratings to Swiss Re's Debt Issues; Places Under Review
- S&P Rates ACE/INA Notes 'BBB+'
- Best Affirms Egypt Re 'B++' Ratings
May 9, 2006
May 8, 2006
May 5, 2006
May 4, 2006
- U.S. Report on Climate Change Finds 'Substantial Human Impact'
- Best Raises TT Club's Ratings to 'A-'
- Best Affirms Caisse Centrale de Reassurance 'A+' Rating
May 3, 2006
- 113 Die in Black Sea Plane Crash
- Guy Carpenter Launches London Market Electronic Claims File Process
- S&P Assigns SCOR Global 'A-' Ratings; Affirms Group Ratings
- S&P Keeps NZ's Simply Insurance on Watch/Positive Pending GE Takeover
May 2, 2006