Claude Penland: Actuary & Partner, Ezra Penland Actuarial Recruitment

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Clive Tobin, Chief Executive of Torus commented: “Torus’ strategy remains to build a global specialty insurer with niche exposure to reinsurance. With the continued expansion opportunities we see in our insurance operations, along with our modest ambitions for niche reinsurance, we have determined it is more effective for our catastrophe reinsurance business to be integrated into the larger Montpelier portfolio, and for us to continue our catastrophe reinsurance participation through a sidecar arrangement.”

AfDB Approves an Equity Investment of Up to U.S $10.4 Million to Strengthen African Reinsurance Company Capital Base.

“There are significant opportunities both for direct insurers and reinsurers” in fast-developing markets such as Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana, said Carlos Wong, senior director with A.M. Best Europe Rating Services Ltd.

BMS Hires Executive VP to Build Out Reinsurance Platform

Hazard data for the Guy Carpenter hail model was provided by the Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia and comprises 10 years of radar data, from which hail track ellipses were determined.

19 – 20 October, 2011
Novotel Century, Hong Kong

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This award was made against the backdrop of the progress achieved and the initiatives launched by the SCOR group, which continues to follow its strategic “Strong Momentum” plan with the launch of a Lloyd’s syndicate, sustained organic growth, the anticipation of sovereign debt risks, the acquisition of the Transamerica Re portfolio, an active risk management policy that protects the Group from major natural catastrophes, the upgrade of the Group’s rating or the raising of its outlook by the four rating agencies, and so on.

Guy Carpenter and Nephila were honored at a gala event held in London for their collaboration on CWIL(TM).

Global property catastrophe reinsurance rates during midyear contract renewals for Bermuda reinsurers have risen an average of 8% to 12%, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. said.