Aon-Benfield
Aon blames "economic conditions" for 11% drop in UK revenue in Q3 2010
Aon has reported that its UK broking business recorded a 11% drop in commission and fees in the third quarter of 2010 to $148m (£92.7m) (Q3 2009: $167m) with an 8% downturn in organic revenue.
Newly launched Paraline acquires ICAT
Paraline Group, a Bermuda-domiciled insurance and reinsurance company, has announced its launch and acquisition of ICAT Holdings.
Penny Black's insurance week
It seems that while Andy Homer's son Oliver decided to follow him into the same market, their shared passions do not coincide when it comes to football.
Blanch veterans join Goss Re
Ted Blanch, Mike Cashman, and Dan Case have all joined Dallas-based Goss Reinsurance Brokers in the US as partners.
Talent: Shooting stars
Reinsurance uncovers the reasons behind the successes of some of the industry's brightest young things.
Monte Carlo roundtable: State of play
Mairi Mallon leads proceedings at the annual PricewaterhouseCoopers-sponsored Reinsurance roundtable at the Monte Carlo Rendezvous, where industry experts gathered to talk about the industry's hot topics.
Insurance-linked transactions: Trigger happy
Eduard Held discusses trigger types and how they are being used by the reinsurance industry.
Aon Benfield ILS benchmarker
Aon Benfield Securities has launched an insurance-linked securities (ILS) benchmarking tool, Aon Benfield ILS Indices, which provides a quantitative view of ILS returns since December 2000.
Widespread flood losses hit Asia
Aon Benfield's monthly catastrophe recap report, which provides an analysis of worldwide catastrophic events, highlighted that July witnessed some of the worst flood events in history, with Asia being particularly badly affected.
Resumé: Drinking and driving
Miller facultative reinsurance head Michael Papworth explains how a gin and tonic at Lloyd's got him hooked on broking despite his Formula One career dreams.
US financial markets - Enter the enforcer
Two years on from the onset of the financial crisis, what lessons has reinsurance learnt? Tim Evershed investigates.
Aon-Benfield: NZ quake unlikely to exceed limits of reinsurance cover
Aon Benfield, which has been monitoring the fallout from the 4 September earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand, said reinsurance cover for insurers is “significantly past what is considered a reasonable return period for business making decisions.”
Aon Benfield predicts key considerations for (re)insurers in 2010/11
Inflation and pricing are key considerations for (re)insurers in 2010/11, according to Aon Benfield, which released its 2010 Insurance Risk Study, quantifying systemic risk across the global insurance industry.
Reinsurance capital set to become more accretive than ever at January 2011 renewals
Aon Benfield has released its 2011 Reinsurance Market Outlook report, which reveals that, despite regionally significant catastrophe events thus far in 2010, the supply of reinsurance capital continues to grow at a faster rate than insurers’ demand for…
Brit appoints reinsurance underwriting director
Brit Insurance has announced the appointment of Richard Carver to the role of underwriting director at its reinsurance strategic business unit.
Reinsurer shareholders' funds grow by 12%
Reinsurer shareholders’ funds have grown by 12% to stand at $235bn, according to the Aon Benfield Aggregate report.
Aon Benfield set to launch app
Aon Benfield has announced the launch of an application for its proprietary facultative placement platform, FAConnect.
Aon Benfield appoints new ratings agency head in UK & EMEA
Aon Benfield has appointed Chris Myers head of Rating Agency Advisory for its UK and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions.
Aon Benfield begins roll out of new online portal with US launch
Aon Benfield has launched ABConnect, a new online portal that offers clients any-time access to their account data with the aim of improving transparency.
Aon Benfield begins roll out of new online portal with US launch
Aon Benfield has launched ABConnect, a new online portal that offers clients any-time access to their account data with the aim of improving transparency.
Aon Benfield launches ILS benchmarking tool
Aon Benfield Securities has launched an insurance-linked securities (ILS) benchmarking tool, the Aon Benfield ILS Indices, which provides a quantitative view of ILS returns since December 2000.
Severe global flooding causes widespread losses in Asia
Aon Benfield has released the latest edition of its monthly cat recap report, which provides an analysis of worldwide catastrophic events in July.
Aon results highlight 8% fall in broker's UK revenue
Broking giant Aon today reported an 8% decline in commission and fees for its UK arm, in the second quarter of 2010 to $167m (Q2 2009: $181m).
Aon Benfield boss joins GC France
Philippe Renault will join Guy Carpenter as president and chief executive of its Paris operations,