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Liberty Speciality Markets expands underwriting team
05 January 2015
Reporter Becky Butcher

Liberty Speciality Markets (LSM) has appointed Guillaume de Lestang as senior underwriter for financial lines in its Zurich office...

Swiss Re falls short despite Q2 rise
08 August 2014
Reporter Stephen Durham

Switzerland-based reinsurer Swiss Re’s net profit rose by 2 percent to $802 million in Q2 of 2014...

Domicile choice singled out at Guernsey ILS event
07 July 2014
Reporter Stephen Durham

The choice of domicile for Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) transactions was among the topics discussed by leading industry players at a Guernsey Finance-hosted event in Zurich...

Third quarter profits down 51% at Swiss Re
08 November 2013
Reporter Daniel Jackson

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has reported that its Q3 profits fell by 51 percent this year...

Swiss Re announce strong Q1 results
03 May 2013
Reporter Jenna Jones

Swiss Re has reported “very strong” group net income of USD 1.4 billion for the first quarter of 2013, a 21 percent increase year-on-year...

ACE launches special purpose vehicle
17 April 2013
Reporter Jenna Jones

ACE has established a $95 million special purpose vehicle, Altair Re, to provide additional collateralised capacity for its global reinsurance business...

Mass walkout from Novae Re
04 July 2012
Reporter Georgina Lavers

Chief executive Gunter Saacke, chief underwriting officer Will Schuerch, and 10 further underwriters have left the reinsurance company’s Zurich operation...

Keogh appointed chief operating officer
04 June 2011
Reporter Steven Lafferty

ACE has appointed John Keogh as chief operating officer, responsible for all P&C insurance operations additionally John Lupica has been named chairman, Insurance – North America......

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