International News
News for May 2008
May 30, 2008
- RMS Attends Chinese Regulatory Conference to Promote Data Standards
- Starr Foundation Pledges $1 Million for China Earthquake Relief
- Secquaero Licenses AIR Worldwide's CATRADER to Manage Cat Bonds
- 6.1 Earthquake Strikes Iceland
- Chemical Fire, Rain Hamper China Quake Recovery
May 29, 2008
May 28, 2008
May 27, 2008
- London's City Risks Floods
- ACE Contributes $1 Million to China Earthquake Relief
- Ratings Roundup: Civic Assurance, Ballantyne Re
May 23, 2008
- UK's Co-Operative Insurance Launches 'Sexy Green Car Show'
- PartnerRe to Issue $250 Million Senior Notes; Ratings in the 'A' Range
May 22, 2008
- RMS Launches New Catastrophe Modeling Analysis Service
- Chubb Establishes $1 Million Fund for Asia Disaster Relief
May 20, 2008
- China Quake Estimates: 50,000 Dead; $9.5 billion in Company Losses
- RMS Launches 'ExposureSource™' to Increase Cat Model Accuracy
- Ratings Roundup: Gard M&E, Industriforsikring, Eureko, Echelon
May 19, 2008
- Willis, Lloyd's Create Largest Launch Coverage for Eutelsat
- AIG: $1 Million for China Quake Relief
- S&P Rates AIG's New Debt Offerings
May 16, 2008
- Fitch: China Quake 'Not an Immediate Capital Issue' for HK Insurers'
- Munich Re, Aon Securitize Japanese Earthquake Risks
May 15, 2008
- RMS Estimates China Quake Property Losses Could Reach $15 Billion
- Lloyd's Unveils 360 Project's Latest Target: the 'Liability Challenge'
- Strong to Direct Jardine Lloyd Thompson Asia Pacific Risk Team
- Ratings Recap: Arab Orient, Egypt Re, Trinidad and Tobago Insurance
May 14, 2008
- Willis Shows Off New London Headquarters Building
- AIR Estimates China Quake Insured Losses Likely to Exceed $300 Million
- Death Toll in China Earthquake Climbs Above 12,000 in Sichuan
May 13, 2008
May 12, 2008
- Strong China Quake Felt as far as Thailand
- AIR Notes Nargis Showed 'Unusually Warm Sea-Surface Temperatures'
- S&P Lowers Kingsway's Ratings to 'BB'
- Ratings Roundup: Panther Re, Travelers (Canada), Montpelier Re
May 9, 2008
- First Aid Flights May Reach Myanmar; Death Toll Could Exceed 100,000
- Dresdner Posts Q1 Loss; Allianz Confirms Profit Decline
- European Utility Companies May be Underinsured, Warns Marsh
- AIR Analyzes Tokyo Earthquake
May 8, 2008
- New Study Calls for Broad Climate Fight, Not Just Gas Emission Cuts
- Munich Re Q1 Profit Down 19% to $1.2 Billion; Maintains 2008 Profit Targets
- AXA Q1 Group Sales Fall by 2.7% to $43.5 Billion
- S&P Report: Solvency II More Significant for European Insurers than Credit Crunch
- Kingsway Q1 Financial Results Hit Again by Lincoln Reserving
May 7, 2008
- Risk Management Solutions Analyzes Cyclone Nargis Devastation
- Max Capital Group Q1 Net Down 90% to $7.75 Million
- No Rating Change for Swiss Re Following Write-Downs Says S&P
May 6, 2008
- Swiss Re Reports Q1 Net Income Drops 53% to $592 Million
- UPDATE: Myanmar Death Toll Rises
- Ratings Roundup: Pacific International, Resolution, ING
May 5, 2008
- UN IPCC Head Sees Possible Climate Change Deal in 2009
- Myanmar Hit by Tropical Cyclone Nargis; Declares Disaster Zones
- Bermuda Q1 Earnings Recap: ACE, XL, Validus, RenRe, Endurance, Aspen, Montpelier Re
May 2, 2008
- S&P Reports on the 'Evolving World of Property/Casualty Securitizations'
- Catlin Syndicate Leads Coverage for Europe/China Rail Cargo Link
- Gill to Head New Ernst & Young UK Run-off Operation
- S&P Revises its Outlook on Aegon and Core Subs to Negative; Affirms Ratings
May 1, 2008