International News

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its ratings outlook on the counterparty and insurer financial strength ratings on Insurance... Read More

The Bermuda-based Max Capital Group Ltd. announced a $50 million increase in its share repurchase authorization, taking the current outstanding... Read More

During the last interglacial period, over 100,000 years ago, the world’s oceans were over four meters (app. 13 feet) higher... Read More

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services joined A.M. Best in lowering its senior unsecured and long-term counterparty credit ratings on Toronto-based... Read More

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has announced various ratings actions (see list below) on six financial guaranty insurance companies. “The... Read More

The airline insurance market this year is expected to post its first loss since 2000, according to preliminary data collected... Read More

Swiss Re has released a preliminary “sigma” report detailing the extent of 2007’s catastrophe losses. According to its initial estimates,... Read More

Bermuda’s ACE Limited has announced the following earnings guidance for the ACE Group of Companies for the full year 2008:... Read More

Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFSI) announced that it would report a reserve increase at its Lincoln General subsidiary in... Read More

The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced that Catlin Insurance Company Ltd. of Bermuda has purchased coverage totaling $225 million under... Read More